?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Genetic+effects+on+'environmental'+measures%3A+Consequences+for+behavior-genetic+analysis&rft.creator=Crusio%2C+Wim+E.&rft.subject=Behavioral+Neuroscience&rft.description=Dr.+Plomin+is+one+of+the+most+accomplished+human+behavior-geneticists+of+the+moment%2C+as+evidenced+by+the+many+valuable+contributions+to+the+field+by+him+and+his+collaborators.+Again%2C+the+present+target+article+has+some+important+implications%2C+this+time+not+only+for+behavior+genetics%2C+but+also+for+mainstream+psychology.+P%26B+argue+quite+convincingly+that+certain+measures+often+used+by+psychologists+to+assess+environmental+influences+on+a+subject+contain+a+genetic+component.+Hence%2C+at+least+as+long+as+indirect+environmental+measures+are+involved%2C+these+variables+are+not+valid+as+such%2C+but%2C+rather%2C+phenotypes+amenable+to+genetic+analysis.+Unfortunately%2C+P%26B+do+not+phrase+their+conclusions+in+this+way.+Although+in+the+title+of+their+target+article+the+word+'environmental'+is+placed+within+quotation+marks%2C+in+the+rest+of+their+target+article+they+stick+to+this+terminology.+In+my+opinion%2C+this+is+unfortunate+and+promotes+confusion+between+some+important+concepts+of+genetic+analysis.&rft.date=1991&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F31%2F1%2Fbbsplom.htm&rft.identifier=++Crusio%2C+Wim+E.++(1991)+Genetic+effects+on+'environmental'+measures%3A+Consequences+for+behavior-genetic+analysis.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F31%2F