1st Edition

Development, Genetics and Psychology

By Robert Plomin Copyright 1986
382 Pages
by Psychology Press

First published in 1986. This book is based on two simple ideas. The first is that genes are involved in change as well as continuity in development. The second is that the best way to study effects of environment on behavior is through the study of genetic influences, employing the theory and methods of quantitative genetics. These are the major themes of a new interdiscipline, developmental... Read more
Acknowledgments, I. Foundations of Developmental Behavioral Genetics, II. Developmental Bebavioral Genetics and tbe Environment, III. Developmental Behavioral Genetics Tbrougbout tbe Lifespan, References, Author Index, Subject Index

Biography

Robert Plomin, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder.