Genetic and environmental origins of verbal and performance components of cognitive delay in 2-year-olds.

The authors investigated the etiology of several measures of cognitive delay. Verbal (V) and performance (P) abilities were assessed in over 3,000 pairs of 2-year-old twins. Group-differences heritability for general delay (the lowest 5% of the V and P composite) was 35%. However, V and P delays con...

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Autori principali: Eley, T, Bishop, D, Dale, P, Oliver, B, Petrill, SA, Price, T, Purcell, S, Saudino, K, Simonoff, E, Stevenson, J, Plomin, R
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: American Psychological Association 1999