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Abstract:The association of early human genetic and behavioral genetic research with the eugenics movement had a profound impact on the development of academic psychology. By the 1930s, genetic explanations fell out of favor and a radical view of the environmental origins of human behavior gained ascendance. The reemergence of behavioral genetic research in the latter half of the 20th century resulted in a reconsideration of genetic hypotheses and psychology.
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About Dr. McGue
Professor of Psychology, University of Minnesota
Matt McGue is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Member of the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Minnesota and a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Southern Denmark. He is a past president of the Behavior Genetics Association and current chair of the Behavior Genetics and Epidemiology initial review group at the NIH. McGue's research seeks to understand the origins of individual differences in two model systems: adolescent substance use and abuse and psychological aging. Towards this goal he directs a series of longitudinal behavioral genetic studies that span adolescence through late life. He has served on the editorial boards of a number of academic journals including Genetic Epidemiology and Developmental Psychology and has authored or co-authored over 200 articles and book chapters.
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