Posted on 05/09/2022 5:13:45 AM PDT by Salman
A new study of monozygotic twins raised apart in South Korea and the United States provides unique insight into how genetic, cultural, and environmental factors influence human development. The new research has been published in the scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences.
“I have studied identical twins reared apart for many years. They pose a simple, yet elegant experiment for disentangling genetic and environmental influences on human traits. This case was unique in that the twins were raised in different countries,” said researcher Nancy L. Segal, a professor and director of the Twin Studies Center at California State University in Fullerton.
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The researchers found “striking” differences in cognitive abilities. The twin raised in South Korea scored considerably higher on intelligence tests related to perceptual reasoning and processing speed, with an overall IQ difference of 16 points.
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The USA may have the better highly creative and inventive people later in life but I would be very surprised if the average American achieved more than the average South Korean.
If looking at individual talent, the US leads via because of the gains from talented immigration successes, ie Musk.
Asian countries have kept their cultural identifies etc via less immigration.
1) The most genetically intelligent baby ever is born in a Planned Parenthood facility and used for parts.
2) A bag of rocks is given the finest education ever.
Proof that being exposed to liberals kills brain cells.
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