Does the heritability of cognitive abilities vary as a function of parental education? Evidence from a German twin sample.

A well-known hypothesis in the behavioral genetic literature predicts that the heritability of cognitive abilities is higher in the presence of higher socioeconomic contexts. However, studies suggest that the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on the heritability of cognitive ability may not be un...

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Main Authors: Marion Spengler, Juliana Gottschling, Elisabeth Hahn, Elliot M Tucker-Drob, Claudia Harzer, Frank M Spinath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5940208?pdf=render