Richard A. Weinberg is an American developmental psychologist.
Weinberg was born in
Chicago
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,
Illinois
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in 1943. He received his
undergraduate
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education at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...
. For most of his career, Weinberg has taught at the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...
after earning his
Ph.D.
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there in 1968. He is known for his
Minnesota Transracial Adoption Study
The Minnesota Transracial Adoption Study examined the IQ test scores of 130 black or interracial children adopted by advantaged white families. It has been a focus for controversy in the debate over race and intelligence.
The aim of the study wa ...
with
Sandra Scarr
Sandra Wood Scarr (August 8, 1936 – October 8, 2021) was an American psychologist and writer. She was the first female full professor in psychology in the history of Yale University. She established core resources for the study of development, ...
. This study concluded that "rather than the home environment having a cumulative impact across development, its influence wanes from early childhood to adolescence."
Weinberg has served on the board of directors of the
American Psychological Association
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and the
American Psychological Society
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Applied Developmental Science
''Applied Developmental Science'' a is peer-reviewed academic journal on developmental psychology published by Taylor & Francis.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted or indexed in:Richard A. Weinberg profile via
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...