Understanding how genetics influences human psychology is something that the evolutionary sciences emphasize. However, the functions of complex genetic influences on behavior have been overlooked in favor of perspectives that posit unitary influences of genes on behavior. One such example is the belief that human growth, development, and behavior are influenced uniformly by their genes even though previous research has highlighted the genetic conflict endemic in these domains. Although much psychological research has robustly documented areas in which we see the footprints of genetic conflict in human behavior, these areas are referred to by different names that prevent researchers from making connections under a unifying framework. In this article, I outline what genetic conflict is and how genetic conflict can provide a unifying framework for psychological investigations of social relationships. I also discuss avenues for future research on genetic conflict in humans and the importance of considering cultural, ecological, and other developmental factors when researching the genetic influences on human behavior.

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遗传冲突理论如何为人性研究提供信息


了解遗传学如何影响人类心理是进化科学强调的事情。然而，复杂的遗传影响行为的功能被忽视，而倾向于认为基因对行为具有单一影响的观点。其中一个例子是，人们相信人类的生长、发育和行为都受到基因的影响，尽管之前的研究已经强调了这些领域普遍存在的遗传冲突。尽管许多心理学研究已经有力地记录了我们在人类行为中看到遗传冲突足迹的领域，但这些领域被用不同的名称指代，这使得研究人员无法在统一的框架下建立联系。在本文中，我概述了什么是遗传冲突以及遗传冲突如何为社会关系的心理研究提供统一的框架。我还讨论了人类遗传冲突的未来研究途径，以及在研究遗传对人类行为的影响时考虑文化、生态和其他发展因素的重要性。