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Caregiving environments are heavily affected by genetic influences (Kendler & Baker, 2007). Burt (2009) calls the gene → behavior → social consequence chain an evocative gene–environment correlation, in which an individual’s genes evoke a particular environmental response through their behavior. Imagine, for example, a child with a disorganized attachment; this child, when upset and dysregulated, would evoke a different response from adults than a securely attached child. If we can tie the genes linked to disorganized attachment to those caregiver responses, we have identified an evocative gene–environment correlation with consequences for the study of attachment. Researchers have just recently begun to document these sorts of gene–environment correlations with regard to the serotonin transport and dopamine receptor genes we have discussed. For instance, the serotonin transport gene has been linked to peer popularity (Burt, 2008, 2009) such that genetic factors predict rule‐breaking behavior which, in turn, results in peer popularity. The DRD2 dopamine receptor gene has been associated with unfavorable caregiving as well (Beaver, Shutt, Vaughn, DeLisi, & Wright, 2012), although whether these links represent an evocative gene–environment correlation is not yet known.