Table of Contents

Overview Mendel's Laws of Heredity Beyond Mendel's Laws DNA: The Basis of Heredity Animal Models in Behavioral Genetics Nature, Nurture and Human Behaviour Estimating Genetic and Environmental Influences The Interplay between Genes and Environment Identifying Genes Pathways between Genes and Behavior Cognitive Disabilities General Cognitive Ability Specific Cognitive Abilities Schizophrenia Other Adult Psychopathology Developmental Psychopathology Personality and Personality Disorders Substance Use Disorders Health Psychology and Aging Evolution and Behavior The Future of Behavioral Genetics

About the Author

ROBERT PLOMIN from the Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK. JOHN C DeFRIES works at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. VALERIE S KNOPIK is Director of the Division of Behavioral Genetics at Rhode Island Hospital, and Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry & Human Behavior and Behavioral & Social Sciences at Brown University, USA. JENAE M. NEIDERHISER is Liberal Arts Research Professor of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.