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Developmental noise is an overlooked contributor to innate variation in psychological traits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2022

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Kevin J. Mitchell*
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Trinity College Dublin, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Dublin 2, Ireland. Kevin.Mitchell@tcd.ie www.kjmitchell.com
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Abstract

Stochastic developmental variation is an additional important source of variance – beyond genes and environment – that should be included in considering how our innate psychological predispositions may interact with environment and experience, in a culture-dependent manner, to ultimately shape patterns of human behaviour.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e171
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