Wait for it! A twin study of inhibitory control in early childhood

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-337

  Gagne, Jeffrey R ^a   Saudino, Kimberly J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Inhibitory control; Laboratory ratings; Temperament; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INHIBITORY CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DISABILITY; TEMPERAMENT; TODDLER; TWINS; VARIANCE;

BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT; TWINS;

EID: 77953285621     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-009-9316-6     Document Type: Article

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