Bibliograph

Born together--reared apart, the landmark Minnesota twin study, Nancy L. Segal

Type

Label

Born together--reared apart, the landmark Minnesota twin study, Nancy L. Segal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Born together--reared apart

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

756913017

Responsibility statement

Nancy L. Segal

Sub title

the landmark Minnesota twin study

Summary

An overview of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, which posits that, across a number of traits, twins reared separately are as alike as those raised together--, Source other than Library of Congress

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The Jim twins (February-March 1979) -- 15,000 questions x 137 pairs -- Early findings (1979-1983) -- Sexual orientation, cognition, and medical traits (1984-1987) -- Pivotal papers: personality and IQ (1988 and 1990) -- Job satisfaction, cardiac characteristics, and more (1989-1990) -- Psychopathology and religiosity (1990) -- Dental traits, allergies, and vocational interests (1991-1992) -- Creativity, work values, and evolution (1992-1993) -- Family environments, happiness, sensation seeking, and the MMPI (1994-1997) -- "Larks" and "owls," ego development, and authoritarianism (1998-2002) -- Twin relationships, social attitudes, and mental abilities (2003-2005) -- Sexual development, fluctuating asymmetry, body size, and the structure of intelligence (2006 and beyond) -- Questions, answers, and twin studies of the future

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