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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Mediate

Hi.
What does mediate mean in:
" When observer ratings were used, no evidence of genetic effects were found, but the effects of shared environment mediated the correlations between parental and child behaviors. "
(Retrieved from http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=2&page=558&journalID=21 )
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To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism . In other words, the environmental effects indirectly affected the correlations.

  • To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism .
  • In other words, the environmental effects indirectly affected the correlations.
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To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism. In other words, the environmental effects indirectly affected the correlations.

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