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Genetic and biological determinants of psychological traits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

Colin Martindale
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 rpy383@maine.maine.edu

Abstract

Rose seems to be arguing against an extreme ultra-Darwinism that probably has no adherents. He incorrectly argues that a number of psychological traits are very difficult to measure. This is not the case. Rose argues that intelligence has no biological correlates. In fact, it is correlated with brain size, EEG evoked potentials, and cerebral glucose uptake during problem solving. Data that Rose should be aware of are omitted when they do not fit the case he is trying to make.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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