Definitions for genetic psychology
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1. developmental psychology, genetic psychology, child psychologynoun

   the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children

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1. genetic psychology

   Behavioural genetics, also referred to as behaviour genetics, is a field of scientific research that uses genetic methods to investigate the nature and origins of individual differences in behaviour. While the name "behavioural genetics" connotes a focus on genetic influences, the field broadly investigates the extent to which genetic and environmental factors influence individual differences, and the development of research designs that can remove the confounding of genes and environment. Behavioural genetics was founded as a scientific discipline by Francis Galton in the late 19th century, only to be discredited through association with eugenics movements before and during World War II. In the latter half of the 20th century, the field saw renewed prominence with research on inheritance of behaviour and mental illness in humans (typically using twin and family studies), as well as research on genetically informative model organisms through selective breeding and crosses. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, technological advances in molecular genetics made it possible to measure and modify the genome directly. This led to major advances in model organism research (e.g., knockout mice) and in human studies (e.g., genome-wide association studies), leading to new scientific discoveries. Findings from behavioural genetic research have broadly impacted modern understanding of the role of genetic and environmental influences on behaviour. These include evidence that nearly all researched behaviours are under a significant degree of genetic influence, and that influence tends to increase as individuals develop into adulthood. Further, most researched human behaviours are influenced by a very large number of genes and the individual effects of these genes are very small. Environmental influences also play a strong role, but they tend to make family members more different from one another, not more similar.

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1. genetic psychology

   Genetic psychology is a subfield of psychology that studies how genetics influence human behavior, emotions, cognition, and personality by exploring the relationship between genes and various psychological traits or disorders. It often involves studying families, twins, and adoptees to analyze similarities and differences between behaviors and genetics, as well as researching the interaction of genes and environment. This field aids in understanding hereditary factors and environmental influences in shaping human behavior.

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