Inbreeding Depression and IQ.

Kamin, Leon J.

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Publication Date: 1980-May

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Inbreeding Depression and IQ.

Kamin, Leon J.

Psychological Bulletin, v87 n3 p469-78 May 1980

This article reviews sex studies of children of cousin marriages and three studies of children of incestuous matings. It is argued that these studies, taken as a whole, provide no substantial evidence for an inbreeding depression effect within the polygenic system commonly asserted to determine IQ. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Children, Genetics, Heredity, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient, Literature Reviews, Nature Nurture Controversy, Parent Influence, Research Problems

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Language: English

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