I discussed these in more length, here as a response to Eric Turkheimer's Three Laws of Behavior Genetics. But just wanted to lay them out in one short post (credit Turkheimer for the second, which is his third).
My Four Laws of the Behavioral Genetics Fallacy:
1. Any behavioral trait studied within a society will be correlated genetically to specific subpopulations, regardless of whether these genetic correlations are directly related to the trait.
2. A substantial portion of the variation in complex human behavioral traits is not accounted for by the effects of genes or families.
3. Differences in human behavior, intelligence and personality are not accounted for by structural or functional differences in the brain.
4. Advancements in understanding human behavior and psychology require inner exploration from the scientist, the subject or both.
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