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A Very Little Bit of Knowledge: Re-Evaluating the Meaning of the Heritability of IQMoore D.S.Pitzer College & Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif., USA
Keywords: AdoptionHeritabilityIQNature vs. nurture |
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Human Development 2006;49:347–353
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Published online: January 18, 2007
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Number of Print Pages: 7
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Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0018-716X (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0054 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/HDE
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