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| Heritablility is hard to estimate because gene-environment correlations/interactions can mask the effect of environments which leads to higher IQ. |
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| Dickens Flynn Model (cont.) |
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The effects could occur with any traits through the major principles...
- Reciprocal Causation Between IQ and environment
- The Multiplier Effect of Reciprocal Causation
- The Social Multiplier
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| Reciprocal Causation Between IQ and environment |
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| There is a reciprocal relationship between IQ and environment |
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| The Multiplier Effect of Reciprocal Causation |
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| Start off with very small instances (beginning of development) is has a butterfly effect, they amplify and they get larger. Explore more objects |
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| Not just your IQ and your environment, but the people around you and their IQ. The people around you (smart people) help you get smarter. |
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| The Sports Analogy (Basketball) |
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| No one is born with a gene of playing basketball. Is there a gene that makes people good at basketball? Probably not, so what makes them good...the exposure to basketball. |
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| Dickens and Flynn discuss genes and interest |
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| It may seem that you don't need the genes to start an interest in playing, but it may later come into effect when the child starts to have his/her own interest. |
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| Gives detail to the idea of the Dickens and Flynn by showing which personality characteristics are going to lead to more IQ such as typical intellectual engagement. It also shows the effects on specific versus general IQ type measures |
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