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Past research about genetic influences on political ideology has revealed that ideology is partially heritable. Neurological research has revealed that ideological differences are reflected in patterns of brain structure and response,... more
Past research about genetic influences on political ideology has revealed that ideology is partially heritable. Neurological research has revealed that ideological differences are reflected in patterns of brain structure and response, suggesting a direct genotype-phenotype link; at the same time, social and informational environments have also been found to affect brain structure and response. This has led to a " chicken-or-egg " question: do genes produce brains with ideological predispositions, or do social and informational environments do most of the heavy lifting? This article investigates the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors on ideological development, using a role play experiment on the development of opinions on a novel political issue. The results support the view that the process is bidirectional, suggesting that like most traits, political ideology is produced by the complex interplay of both genetic and (social/informational) environmental influences.
- by Dalton Conley and +1
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- Personality, Politics, Behavior Genetics, Molecular Genetics