| Description |
ix, 209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. A brief history and overview of the project : Why carry out (or read about) an adoption study? -- Previous adoption studies -- The Texas Adoption Project: beginnings -- Some characteristics of the sample -- Studies in the Texas Adoption Projects: chronological sequence -- Summary and look ahead -- 2. Intellectual abilities in the Texas Adoption Project : About the presentation of results in this book -- Intelligence and intelligence tests -- Evidence about heredity and environment for comparisons of means -- Evidence about heredity and environment from family correlations -- More specialized aspects of intelligence -- 3. Personality in the Texas Adoption Project : Personality measures used in the TAP -- The rating composites -- The Cattell Scales -- The CPI and the TTS in the separate mail study -- The MMPI -- Personality changes -- 4. Achievement, adjustment, outcomes : Academic achievement -- Psychopathology and problem behavior -- Occupation -- Personal relationships -- Maturity and happiness -- Factors related to outcomes -- 5. Summary and conclusions : The story so far -- What we learned in the TAP -- Four families -- Some limitations of adoption studies -- Some implications of the Texas Adoption Project -- Final comments -- Appendices : A. Initial letter to families -- B. Rating scales -- C. IQ test details -- Details on self-ratings -- E. Modeling of selection -- Glossary. |
| Subject |
Adoption -- Texas -- Case studies.
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Parent and child -- Texas -- Case studies.
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Parents -- Texas -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Loehlin, John C.
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| Added Title |
Heredity and environment in three hundred adoptive families |
| ISBN |
9780202363455 |
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0202363457 |
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