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Direct linkTurkheimer, Eric – Psychological Bulletin, 2011
Dar-Nimrod and Heine (2011) decried genetic essentialism without denying the importance of genetics in the genesis of human behavior, and although I agree on both counts, a deeper issue remains unaddressed: how should we adjust our cognitions about our own behavior in light of genetic influence, or is it perhaps not necessary to take genetics into…
Descriptors: Genetics, Sexual Orientation, Body Weight, Behavior
Crothers, Laura M.; Kehle, Thomas J.; Bray, Melissa A.; Theodore, Lea A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The correlates and suspected causes of the intractable condition obesity are complex and involve environmental and heritable, psychological and physical variables. Overall, the factors associated with and possible causes of it are not clearly understood. Although there exists some ambiguity in the research regarding the degree of happiness in…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Weight, Child Health, Etiology
Peer reviewedKaufman, David A. – Physical Educator, 1975
Discusses obesity and some of the problems involved with it. (PB)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Genetics, Heredity, Obesity
