The genetics of music accomplishment: Evidence for gene–environment correlation and interaction

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 112-120

  Hambrick, David Z ^a   Tucker Drob, Elliot M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Individual differences; Music; Skill; Talent

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MUSIC; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TWINS;

EID: 84939895542     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-014-0671-9     Document Type: Article

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