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Peer reviewedSternberg, Robert J.; Grigorenko, Elena L. – Teachers College Record, 1999
Describes seven myths regarding the role of genes in determining behavior and the modifiability of behavior that permeate the thinking of many educators and psychologists. Examines each myth, dispels it, and states what are believed to be correct conclusions from different kinds of behavior-genetic and related data, considering the implications…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Genetics, Heredity
