The fallacy of eugenics

Question 1

Naive genetic determinism

Answer 1

The belief that genes directly determine an organism’s traits, and that environmental influences are trivial
(so the complete opposite from empiricism of Aristotle)

Question 2

“good use” of genetic determinism

Answer 2

including the effects of environment on shaping the gene expression and therefore behavior

Question 3

Modern reasons why naive genetic determinism is wrong

Question 4

For ____, often single ___ may have a small effect. The way they work together with other ___ (population effects) is critical. The genome is ___, it’s activity is a manifestation of both the past and present ____.

Answer 4

Behavior; gene; genes; dynamic; environment