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Interpreting and reinterpreting heritability estimates in educational behavior genetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2022

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Sally A. Larsen*
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Department of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia. slarsen3@une.edu.au
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Abstract

Interpreting heritability estimates through the lens of cultural evolution presents two broad and interlinking problems for educational behavior genetics. First, the problem of interpreting high heritability of educational phenotypes as indicators of the genetic basis of traits, when these findings also reflect cultural homogeneity. Second, the problem of extrapolating from genetic research findings in education to policy and practice recommendations.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e168
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