On Jensen's Method For Twins. Discussion Paper 340-76.

Goldberger, Arthur S.

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Publication Date: 1976-Mar

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On Jensen's Method For Twins. Discussion Paper 340-76.

Goldberger, Arthur S.

This study bears on Arthur R. Jensen's latest statement on the heritability of intelligence. Allowing for gene-environment correlation, Jensen (1975) reports that under a wide range of assumptions, the twin data show that one-half to three-fourths of IQ variance is accounted for by genetic factors. This conclusion falls when an arbitrary specification is relaxed. The present study presents Jensen's model, along with a modification. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Environmental Standards, Genetics, Heredity, Intelligence Quotient, Nature Nurture Controversy, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Bias, Statistical Data, Statistical Studies, Twins

Publication Type: Reports - Research

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Sponsor: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.

Authoring Institution: Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Inst. for Research on Poverty.

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