More on Marc's question: I just found this wonderful anecdote in my file: The source is a posting to the Sociobiology list in 1998, which cited David Rowe's book _The Limits of Family Influence_ which cited another book, _Nature's Thumbprint_ (whew!. That's not a secondary source, it's a tertiary one)
I like the anecdote so much I'm going to copy it out here: "Identical twins men, now age thirty, were separated at birth and raised in different countries by their respective adoptive parents. Both kept their lives neat--neat to the point of pathology. Their clothes were preened, appointments met precisely on time, hands scrubbed regularly to a raw, red color. When the first was asked why he felt the need to be so clean, his answer was plain. "My mother. When I was growing up she always kept the house perfectly ordered. She insisted on every little thing returned to its proper place, the clocks--we had dozens of clocks--each set to the same noonday chime. She insisted on this, you see. I learned from her. What else could I do?" The man's identical twin, just as much a perfectionist with soap and water, explained his behavior in this way. "The reason is quite simple. I'm reacting to my my mother, who was an absolute slob." -Stephen ______________________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/southerly/tips _________________________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
