In Gustavson's study he did not only want to answer of why some people procrastinate and make rash decisions more than others, but wants to go further to explain what procrastination is, why it happens and what can be done to minimize it. To do this he performs a study with 181 monozygotic twins, who share 100% of their genes, and 166 dizygotic twins who share 50% of their genes. Each individual took several surveys aimed to measure their tendencies towards procrastination and impulsiveness. What they found is that both traits are inheritable and that there is a complete genetic overlap between the two. The linkage between the traits Gustavson and his team look forward to further research investigating how these two traits are related to higher level cognitive abilities.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Procrastinating: it's in your genes
In Gustavson's study he did not only want to answer of why some people procrastinate and make rash decisions more than others, but wants to go further to explain what procrastination is, why it happens and what can be done to minimize it. To do this he performs a study with 181 monozygotic twins, who share 100% of their genes, and 166 dizygotic twins who share 50% of their genes. Each individual took several surveys aimed to measure their tendencies towards procrastination and impulsiveness. What they found is that both traits are inheritable and that there is a complete genetic overlap between the two. The linkage between the traits Gustavson and his team look forward to further research investigating how these two traits are related to higher level cognitive abilities.
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