The origins of diverse domains of mathematics: Generalist genes but specialist environments

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-139

  Kovas, Y ^a   Petrill, S A ^b   Plomin, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Covariation; Individual differences; Mathematics; Quantitative genetics; Twin method

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847635249     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.1.128     Document Type: Article

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