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An Explosion Without a Bang

This is an invited commentary on the historically important article by Plomin and Daniels on "Why are children in the same family so different from one another?" (BBS, 1987) Despite this paper's classic status it happens that in many quarters, where its relevance should have been specially appreciated, it was often ignored or misinterpreted, with its most important message sometimes being diluted to the point of triviality. So it is pointed out here that in contrast to other classic papers whose main points have usually been completely absorbed into the body of scientific knowledge and which are today read mainly for their historical importance, this article has a dubious distinction that even after more than 20 years its impact is still far from over.

behavior genetics; family influence; nature-nurture

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