Personality Differences and Biological Variations
A Study of Twins
Published on 22. October 2013
184 pages
978-1-4831-4517-4 (ISBN)
Description
Personality Differences and Biological Variations: A Study of Twins details a study aimed to discover the genetic uniqueness of twins and the biological basis of their individual differences. Coverage of the book includes the details of the project - its aims, method, its theoretical background, sample selection and the description of the sample; personality traits in twins the sociability/impulsivity and the Foulds hostility scale; and the influence of age and separation. The book also covers some aspects of cognitive function in twins - divergent thinking and the analysis of its measures; conceptual thinking; and the relationship of personality and cognitive function. The book also includes twins' physiological measures; their sedative drug tolerance; and a nervous typological analysis of their personal variaton. The text is recommended for psychologists who wish to learn more and study about how twins think and how they get along with one another.
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Preface1. Introduction to the Twin Project2. Personality Traits in Twins3. Some Aspects of Cognitive Function in Twins4. Physiological Measures in Twins5. Sedative Drug Tolerance in Twins6. A Nervous Typological Analysis of Personality Variation in Normal Twins7. An Idiographic Analysis of Differences between Some Discordant MZ Twin Pairs8. Final RemarksAppendix 1. Details of Physical Resemblance QuestionnaireAppendix 2. Details of Other Data obtained on the Twin SampleAuthor IndexSubject Index
