Authoritarianism revisited: Genetic and environmental influences examined in twins reared apart and together

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 985-1014

  McCourt, Kathryn ^a   Bouchard Jr , Thomas J ^a   Lykken, David T ^a   Tellegen, Auke ^a   Keyes, Margaret ^a  

^a Marylhurst University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoptees; Cognitive ability; Social attitudes; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033227010     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(99)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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