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The confounding effects of genetic variables in early experience research: Can we ignore them? |
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| Authors: | Norman D. Henderson |
| Abstract: | The high probability that the genetic makeup of different subject populations within a species will interact with treatment effects in early experience studies suggests that major revisions in both research methodology and interpretations of results are necessary in this area. Generalizations based on data from a single subpopulation of a species can be misleading, especially if they are based on a limited number of behavioral measures. |
| Keywords: | early experience behavior genetics genetics infantile stimulation stress emotionality handling open field psychogenetics phenotypic behavior treatment × genotype interactions strain differences |