ELSI Program

the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Program of the Human Genome Project. This program aims to advance the study of social, psychological, and cultural issues and problems raised by advances in the understanding of the human genome and related changes in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited susceptibility to illness.

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Psychology term of the day

November 24th 2024

modeling theory

the idea that changes in behavior, cognition, or emotional state result from observing someone else’s behavior or the consequences of that behavior. See observational learning; social learning theory.