PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Twin
17 May 2016
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Original author(s): bouchard, t. , lykken, d. , mcgue, m. , segal, n. , & tellegen, a. Original place of publication: the minnesota study of twins reared apart, science, 250, 223-229: questions addressed in original study: (list the 2 5 most important questions addressed in the original study) Do psychological characteristics differ from environment influences vs. genetic influences: findings of original study: (list the 2 5 most important findings of the original study) If twins are separated at birth and raised in different environments, it is believed that they should still contain similar personal attributes due to genetics. The brain wave activity, blood pressure, heart rate, and many intelligence levels were similar in results amongst the twins. Twins also surprisingly often have the same interests. Twins did demonstrate differences due to their separate lifestyles and adoptive parents: extensions of original study (list the 2 5 most important advances made by subsequent research in this area)
