http://mindhacks.com/2005/11/18/2005-11-18-spike-activity/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:26:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2005/11/18/2005-11-18-spike-activity/#comment-8185 Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:35:06 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2005/11/18/2005-11-18-spike-activity/#comment-8185 One should always be suspicious of any statements like “_________ is in your genes.” Especially when they invent a commonsense sounding evolutionary psychology rational.
The twins wre asked were asked if they agreed or disagreed with certain statements, such as “I lose friends very quickly” and “nobody loves me”.
My first response was: do these questions really ask about loneliness or is it more a question about how depressive and pessimistic these people are?

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