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Twin mythconceptions : false beliefs, fables, and facts about twins / Nancy L. Segal.

by Segal, Nancy L., 1951-

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Elsevier/ AP, Academic Press, an Imprint of Elsevier, 2017.

Twins -- Behavior.

Twins -- Psychology.

9780128039946 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Twin misconceptions : false beliefs, fables, and facts about twins

xxiv, 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Twin types : more than just two -- Living laboratories : double designs and multiple methods -- Mythconceptions about twin conceptions I -- Mythconceptions about twin conceptions II -- Identical or fraternal? telling twins apart -- Biological complexities, myths, and realities -- Mind readers? twin telepathy, intelligence, and elite performance -- Going to school and speaking out loud -- Human behavioral variations : sex and sex differences -- Good twin-evil twin and other family ties -- Twins, clones, and other extraordinary pairs -- Twin spouses and unrelated look-alikes : new views -- Of two minds : old questions and fresh answers -- Appendix 1 : What about Hellin's law? and does Weinberg rule? -- Appendix 2 : Right-handed or left-handed? -- Appendix 3 : Polar body twins : a primer -- Appendix 4 : Nancy L. Segal's ten classic books on twins -- Appendix 5 : Glossary of terms and abbreviations.

"Sheds new light on over 70 commonly held ideas and beliefs about the origins and development of identical and fraternal twins. Using the latest findings from psychology, psychiatry, biology, and education, the book separates fact from fiction. Each idea about twins is described, followed by both a short answer about the truth, and then a longer, more detailed explanation. Coverage includes embryology of twins, twin types, intellectual growth, personality traits, sexual orientation of twins, marital relationships, epigenetic analyses, and more. Five appendices cover selected topics in greater depth, such as the frequency of different twin types and the varieties of polar body twin pairs. For behavioral and life science researchers, health professionals, twins, parents of twins, and anyone interested in the fascinating topic of twins. Encompasses the biology, psychology, genetics, and personality of twins. Includes discussion of identical, fraternal same-sex, and fraternal opposite-sex twins. Dr. Nancy L. Segal is a professor of psychology at California State University, Fullerton and is Director of the Twin Studies Center. She is the author of Someone Else's Twin: the true story of babies switched at birth"--Provided by publisher.

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