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"Trust" Not Influenced By Genetics

posted by n1 on Thursday April 10 2014, @04:14AM   
from the someone-has-to-do-the-research dept.

lhsi writes:

"Over a decade ago, "all human behavioral traits are heritable" was stated as the first law of behavior genetics". A new study looked at whether trust was affected by genetics.

The authors found that "genetic influences are smaller for trust, and propose that experiences with or observations of the behavior of other people shape trust more strongly than other traits".

• Shades of Putnam's "E Pluribus Unum" (Score: 2, Informative) by Serial_Priest on Thursday April 10 2014, @04:24AM

  by Serial_Priest (2493) <{accusingangel} {at} {autistici.org}> on Thursday April 10 2014, @04:24AM (#29250)

  One recalls Putman's paper a few years back exploring the influence of diversity on social trust (link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467- 9477.2007.00176.x/abstract;jsessionid=2748E8803D04 561DE2516B540ADF2C27.f01t02 [wiley.com]). The upshot was that homogeneity is a determinant of altruism, community cooperation/involvement, friendships, "comfort"/safety. (In other words, a direct refutation of America's founding mythos.)

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