The Skeptical Psychologist

Investigating questionable, controversial, and novel claims in psychology.

Scott Lilienfeld is a psychology professor at Emory University in Atlanta and co-author of several books on pseudoscience in psychology. See full bio

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Recent Negative Findings for Gene-Environment Interaction in Depression Impart Useful Lessons

By Scott Lilienfeld on June 29, 2009 in The Skeptical Psychologist

Recent negative findings regarding the genetic and environmental influences on depression may have left some discouraged. But these findings show psychological science working at its best - and highlight a rare case in which the news media got things right. Read More

Excellent points

Submitted by PurpleCar on June 29, 2009 - 1:17pm.

I'm a Master's level Psychology person; most of my graduate work was in research design, theory and stats. Thank you for explaining this very basic and important concept. Caveat emptor is right! I'd love to see your top 10 list of basic psychology concepts that every person should know. Many, many people would link to such a post, including me.