ABSTRACT
The signifi cant genetic infl uences that have been demonstrated for a wide range of human behaviors provide a strong a priori basis for expecting that individ-ual differences in forgiving, just as in many other behaviors, are infl uenced by genetic factors. Behavioral geneticists regularly investigate genetic factors that may make an individual more or less likely to carry out a behavior (e.g., to forgive). We are interested in identifying genetic factors that infl uence the probability that an individual will forgive.
