Genetic Factors in Aggression: Adoption Studies Flashcards
1
Q
what do similarities between adopted child and their biological parents suggest?
A
- genetic influences are operating
2
Q
what do similarities between adopted child and their adoptive parents suggest?
A
environmental influences are operating
3
Q
who are the researchers involved in adoption studies?
A
- Rhee and Waldman
4
Q
what did Rhee and Waldman do?
A
- carried out a meta-analysis of adoption studies of direct aggression and antisocial behaviour (prominent feature of which is aggressive behaviour)
5
Q
what did Rhee and Waldman find?
A
genetic influences accounted for 41% of the variance in aggression
