On 19 Mar 2008 at 8:57, Christopher D. Green wrote: > It's a whole new game out there and our old claims about the effects of > > genes will soon look very much like our old claims about the effects of > > phrenology -- based on a deep misunderstanding of the ways in which > things actually work.
Well, I'm not aware of any wholesale trashing or abandonment of what we know of genetics, or even of behaviour genetics, even as the field moves ahead with impressive achievements. If we can ask for references for the bold assertions of Michael S., perhaps this equally bold claim deserves a reference or two. And even old phrenology may deserve a better press. It never completely disappeared--it turned into localization of function and, more recently, functional imaging studies. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
