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1 online resource (220 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. A Brief History and Overview of the Project; 1. Why Carry Out (or Read about) an Adoption Study?; 2. Previous Adoption Studies; 3. The Texas Adoption Projectâ#x80;#x94;Beginnings; 4. Some Characteristics of the Sample; 5. Studies in the Texas Adoption Projectâ#x80;#x94; Chronological Sequence; 6. Summary and Look Ahead; 2. Intellectual Abilities in the Texas Adoption Project; 1. About the Presentation of Results in this Book; 2. Intelligence and Intelligence Tests; 3. Evidence about Heredity and Environment from Comparisons of Means |
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4. Evidence about Heredity and Environment from Family Correlations5. More Specialized Aspects of Intelligence; 3. Personality in the Texas Adoption Project; 1. Personality Measures Used in the TAP; 2. The Rating Composites; 3. The Cattell Scales; 4. The CPI and the TTS in the Separate Mail Study; 5. The MMPI; 6. Personality Change; 4. Achievement, Adjustment, Outcomes; 1. Academic Achievement; 2. Psychopathology and Problem Behavior; 3. Occupation; 4. Personal Relationships; 5. Maturity and Happiness; 6. Factors Related to Outcomes; 5. Summary and Conclusions; 1. The Story so Far |
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2. What We Learned in the TAP3. Four Families; 4. Some Limitations of Adoption Studies; 5. Some Implications of the Texas Adoption Project; 6. Final Comments; Appendices; A. Initial Letter to Families; B. Rating Scales; C. IQ Test Details; D. Details on Self-Ratings; E. Modeling of Selection; Glossary; References; Index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Adoption -- Texas -- Case studies
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Parent and child -- Texas -- Case studies
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Adoption
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Parent and child
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Texas
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351515894 |
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1351515896 |
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