Ludeke (adoption studies- pack 3)

Question 1

aims

Answer 1

determine whether peoples attitudes could be influenced by their genes

Question 2

what traits was ludeke particularly interested in

Answer 2

traditionalism
(authoritarianism, conservatism and religiousness)

Question 3

What sample did Ludeke study?

Answer 3

studying attitudes of MZ and DZ twins separated at birth

Question 4

in modern terms what is considered a higher authority

Answer 4

police, government and even Gods

Question 5

procedure

Answer 5

studied 66 MZ twins and 53 DZ twins that were separated at infancy and reunited later in life
ppt members of Minnesota study of twins reared apart group
filled in various self-report measures to determine attitudes towards authoritarianism, conservatism and religiousness

Question 6

results

Answer 6

strong positive correlation found across all scales in the MZ twins, whilst only the conservatism measure scored strongly for DZ twins

Question 7

conclusions

Answer 7

genes do have an influence on peoples attitudes towards traditionalism