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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David T. Lykken was affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focused on psychology, with a specialization in experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's recent publication was titled Heritability Estimates from Twin Studies: The Efficiency of the MZA Design, published in 2025 in the journal Twin Research and Human Genetics. This paper addressed methodologies within genetic studies involving twins.

Lykken collaborated frequently with other researchers, notably Seymour Geisser and Auke Tellegen. Their work was predominantly published in the journal Twin Research and Human Genetics.

The main topics of their research included cognitive abilities and testing, reflecting a focus on understanding human cognitive performance and assessment techniques.

The following lists provide more details on their academic contributions:

  • Recent paper: Heritability Estimates from Twin Studies: The Efficiency of the MZA Design (2025, Twin Research and Human Genetics)

  • Frequent co-authors: Seymour Geisser, Auke Tellegen

  • Frequent publication venue: Twin Research and Human Genetics

  • Main field of study: Psychology
  • Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

  • Main topic of work: Cognitive Abilities and Testing

David T. Lykken received several recognitions during their career, including the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association in 2001 and was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1976.

Best Publications

  • Personality similarity in twins reared apart and together.

    Auke Tellegen;David T. Lykken;Thomas J. Bouchard;Kimerly J. Wilcox

  • Sources of human psychological differences: the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart.

    Thomas J. Bouchard;David T. Lykken;Matthew McGue;Nancy L. Segal

  • Happiness Is a Stochastic Phenomenon

    David T. Lykken;Auke Tellegen

  • Statistical Significance in Psychological Research

    David T. Lykken

  • A study of anxiety in the sociopathic personality.

    David T. Lykken

  • Direct measurement of skin conductance: a proposal for standardization.

    David T. Lykken;Peter H. Venables

  • Heterogeneity in the inheritance of alcoholism: A study of male and female twins.

    Roy W. Pickens;Dace S. Svikis;Matt McGue;David T. Lykken

  • Personality Stability and Change in Early Adulthood: A Behavioral Genetic Analysis

    Matt McGue;Steven Bacon;David T. Lykken

  • The GSR in the detection of guilt.

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  • Behavioral genetics of cognitive ability: A life-span perspective.

    Matt McGue;Thomas J. Bouchard Jr.;William G. Iacono;David T. Lykken

  • Heritability of Substance Abuse and Antisocial Behavior: A Study of Monozygotic Twins Reared Apart

    William M. Grove;Elke D. Eckert;Leonard Heston;Thomas J. Bouchard

  • Research with twins: The concept of emergenesis.

    David T. Lykken

  • The Minnesota twin family registry : some initial findings

    D. T. Lykken;T. J. Bouchard;M. Mcgue;A. Tellegen

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Religious Interests, Attitudes, and Values: A Study of Twins Reared Apart and Together

    Niels G. Waller;Brian A. Kojetin;Thomas J. Bouchard;David T. Lykken

  • Genetic Influence on Risk of Divorce

    Matt McGue;David T. Lykken

  • Emergenesis: Genetic traits that may not run in families.

    David T. Lykken;Matt McGue;A. Tellegen;T. J. Bouchard

  • Personality and divorce : A genetic analysis

    Victor Jocklin;Matt McGue;David T. Lykken

  • Psychology and the lie detector industry.

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  • Volunteer bias in twin research: The rule of two-thirds.

    David T. Lykken;A. Tellegen;R. DeRubeis

  • Range correction applied to heart rate and to GSR data.

    D. T. Lykken

  • Is human mating adventitious or the result of lawful choice? A twin study of mate selection.

    David T. Lykken;Auke Tellegen

  • Recruitment bias in twin research: the rule of two-thirds reconsidered.

    David T. Lykken;M. McGue;Auke Tellegen

Frequent Co-Authors

Auke Tellegen
Auke Tellegen University of Minnesota
William G. Iacono
William G. Iacono University of Minnesota
Matt McGue
Matt McGue University of Minnesota
Thomas J. Bouchard
Thomas J. Bouchard University of Minnesota
Niels G. Waller
Niels G. Waller University of Minnesota
Stephen S. Rich
Stephen S. Rich University of Virginia
Frank L. Schmidt
Frank L. Schmidt University of Iowa
Deniz S. Ones
Deniz S. Ones University of Minnesota
John Gruzelier
John Gruzelier Goldsmiths University of London
Scott O. Lilienfeld
Scott O. Lilienfeld Emory University

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