Twins: And What They Tell Us About Who We Are

6 CE Hours
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About the Course

Wright, who wrote on twins for the New Yorker, presents an examination of twin studies and what we have learned from them. Much of what we know about genetics comes from studying identical and fraternal twins who were reared apart. Wright shows how, historically, different interpretations of these studies have ended up creating trends in psychology or fueling social policy, and that researchers are still tracing the heritability of such things as IQ, addictive behavior, and criminal behavior through siblings, fraternal twins, and identical twins in attempts to resolve the nature versus nurture debate. 

This course is based on the book, Twins: And What They Tell Us About Who We Are created by Wright, Lawrence

Course Material Author

Wright, Lawrence
Lawrence Wright (Austin, TX) is an award-winning staff writer for The New Yorker. He has also written for Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and Texas Monthly. In addition to Twins, which was short-listed for the Rhone-Poulenc Science Prize, Mr. Wright is the author of Remembering Satan, Saints and Sinners, and In the New World.

Wright, Lawrence authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 to be able to understand the role genes play in shaping identities
  2. 2 to be able to understand the role family life and experiences outside of family life impact on shaping lives
  3. 3 to be aware of important twin research studies

Disclosure to Learners

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$54

Course Details

6 CE Hours
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Course 8230

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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