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"Trust" Not Influenced By Genetics

posted by n1 on Thursday April 10 2014, @04:14AM   Printer-friendly
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".

 
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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by aristarchus on Thursday April 10 2014, @05:29AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Thursday April 10 2014, @05:29AM (#29274) Journal

    I am genetically pre-disposed to not trust the results of this study. But I really can't say why. That is what makes me think my distrust is genetic. That, and the fact that if my ancestors had been gullible enough to believe stuff like this, I would probably not be here at all.

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