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12-12-2004, 10:52 PM
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Understood. In my criminology classes the causes of crime were, of course, a central issue. However the professor I took them with was fairly leftist and (like so many others out there) may have had a bit of an agenda. But I think we agree that a "likelyhood of taking risks" gene is much more agreeable than simply a "criminal" gene.
Simple mathematical formulae can be used to predict and explain behaviour, and I think you could do that here as well. Let a certain choice yield X probability of gaining either 0 or 2 resource points, and the alternative choice guarantee 1 resource point. Based on X, (in theory) you could predict the likelyhood of an individual choosing the former versus the later.
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