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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: 3, Informative) by Geezer on Thursday April 10 2014, @09:52AM

    by Geezer (511) on Thursday April 10 2014, @09:52AM (#29346)

    Strictly speaking, until a fetus becomes responsive to environmental stimuli in the womb every bit of our behavior is genetically driven, and only proportionally modified by environmental/experiential factors threreafter. One dimension of Hebb's rectangle is constant and generally quantifiable via mapping. The other dimension is variable and worthy of study.

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