Skill-specific genetic variance in working memory and processing speed predicts reading components¶
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q3 i? Skill-specific genetic variance in working memory and processing speed also predicted components of reading ability. → Christopher 2016
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Christopher 2016¶
Christopher, M. E., Keenan, J. M., Hulslander, J., DeFries, J. C., Miyake, A., Wadsworth, S. J., Willcutt, E., Pennington, B., & Olson, R. K. (2016). The Genetic and Environmental Etiologies of the Relations between Cognitive Skills and Components of Reading Ability. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 145(4), 451-466. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000146
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Nested behavioral genetic models showed that "skill-specific genetic variance in working memory and processing speed also predicted components of reading ability".
"Skill-specific genetic variance in working memory and processing speed also predicted components of reading ability."
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Related Claims¶
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Skill-specific genetic variance in working memory and processing speed predicts reading components |
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Skill-specific genetic variance in working memory and processing speed predicts reading components |
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