On Dec 18, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. wrote: > I could dig through boxes of old articles/books to find some good examples, > but I don't have the time right now. Instead, I'll relate an incident > described in Cronbach (1975)--a paper many of you are familiar with--that I > use in my psychology class when discussing a different topic. Cronbach wasn't > writing about heritability, but his story has clear implications, especially > with respect to the effects of gene-environment interactions.
And if people would prefer some examples focused specifically on heritability, I'd be happy to put some together. There are many great examples from the history of developmental biology. Best, Jeff -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=31570 or send a blank email to leave-31570-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
