More than just IQ: School achievement is predicted by self-perceived abilities - But for genetic rather than environmental reasons

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-762

  Greven, Corina U ^a   Harlaar, Nicole ^a,b   Kovas, Yulia ^c   Chamorro Premuzic, Tomas ^c   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TWINS;

EID: 66649104550     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02366.x     Document Type: Article

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