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Commentary: Interpretive Bias and Behavioral Genetic Research.
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Walker, Elaine; Emory, Eugene – Child Development, 1985
Written in response to an article (Horn, 1983) that appeared in special Developmental Behavioral Genetics section of CHILD DEVELOPMENT (Volume 54), this commentary (1) notes some issues concerning Horn's analysis and interpretation of data and (2) highlights the potential for interpretational bias in behavior genetics research. (Author/BE)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Bias, Data Interpretation, Intelligence Quotient
Bias? Indeed!
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Horn, Joseph M. – Child Development, 1985
In this rebuttal to Walker and Emory's commentary (also in this issue), Horn argues that the issue of the influence of environment on the average IQ of adopted children was well discussed in his article (Volume 54 of CHILD DEVELOPMENT). (BE)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Bias, Data Interpretation, Intelligence Quotient