Posts Tagged: Twin Studies

Psychology Update — THE NATURE-NURTURE DEBATE: Three Identical Strangers

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WELCOME STATEMENT Welcome to  Introductory Psychology Weekly Updates Every Monday through December, you will find wonderful resources to enhance your teaching and to engage your students in discussions.   With each “published” edition, you will discover two or three interesting provocative articles to use as “triggers” to discuss important issues that relate to your teaching… Read more »

Psychology Update — A Brief History of Twin Studies

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TITLE A Brief History of Twin Studies DESCRIPTION After astronaut Scott Kelly returned from a year in space, the results of his tests (physical and psychological) were compared with his identical twin brother Mark’s tests.  Mark was earth bound while Scott was in space.  Psychologist have been fascinated with the “nature-nurture” question and have devoted… Read more »