Genetics and psychological traits are not competing explanations of behavior or success. The reason is that genetics matter by causing people to have certain ps

Genetics and psychological traits are not competing explanations of behavior or success. The reason is that genetics matter by causing people to have certain psychological traits[0] that cause them to behave in certain ways! To put the point more concretely, it's as if you asked which is more important for basketball success: genetics or height. [0] As well as some non-psychological traits. It seems to be helpful to be attractive, tall, etc. Precisely, psychological traits are a subset of the ways that genetics matter. But in either case, the two explanations are not competing.