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Genetics can inform causation, but the concepts and language we use matters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2023

Sara A. Hart Open the ORCID record for Sara A. Hart [Opens in a new window]  and
Christopher Schatschneider
Sara A. Hart
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA sahart@fsu.edu www.idcdlab.com schatschneider@psy.fsu.edu Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Christopher Schatschneider
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA sahart@fsu.edu www.idcdlab.com schatschneider@psy.fsu.edu Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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Abstract

Madole & Harden describe how genetics can be used in a causal framework. We agree with many of their opinions but argue that comparing within-family designs to experiments is unnecessary and that the proposed influence of genetics on behavior can be better described as inus conditions.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e191
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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