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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783591103321

Titolo

Infancy to early childhood [[electronic resource] ] : genetic and environmental influences on developmental change / / edited by Robert N. Emde, John K. Hewitt ; section editors, Jerome Kagan ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-773585-1

1-280-47240-5

0-19-534406-5

0-19-530217-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (408 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EmdeRobert N

HewittJohn K

KaganJerome

Disciplina

155.44/4

Soggetti

Twins - Psychology

Twins

Nature and nurture

Child psychology

Toddlers - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Part I. Introduction; Part II. Temperament; Part III. Emotion; Part IV. Cognition; Part V. Environmental Contributions and Cross-Domain Integrations; Part VI. Major Themes and Conclusions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Behavioral genetics is a fast-growing, multidisciplinary field which attempts to explain the influence of genetic and environmental factors on behavior through the lifespan. The preferred investigative technique for teasing out the differences between genetics and the environment is the longitudinal twin study. This book is the first complete publication from the MacArthur Longitudinal Twin Study (MALTS) that is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive logitudinal twin study to date. The goal of such an in-depth study was not to merely provide thorough



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