Genetic and environmental influences on the Verbal-Perceptual-Image Rotation (VPR) model of the structure of mental abilities in the Minnesota study of twins reared apart

Intelligence

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 542-562

  Johnson, Wendy ^a   Bouchard Jr , Thomas J ^a   McGue, Matt ^c   Segal, Nancy L ^b   Tellegen, Auke ^a   Keyes, Margaret ^a   Gottesman, Irving I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

g factor; Genetic and environmental correlations; Genetic and environmental influences; Intelligence; Twin study; Verbal and image rotation abilities; VPR model

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248899211     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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