Laura A. Baker

Publications

 

Journal Articles

 

1.      Thissen, D., Baker, L. A., & Wainer, H. (1981).  Influence‑enhanced scatterplots.  Psychological Bulletin, 90, 179‑184.

2.      Baker, L. A., DeFries, J. C., & Fulker, D. W. (1983).  Longitudinal stability of cognitive ability in the Colorado Adoption Project.  Child Development, 54, 290‑297.

3.      DeFries, J. C., & Baker, L. A. (1983).  Parental contributions to longitudinal stability of cognitive measures in the Colorado Family Reading Study.  Child Development, 54, 388‑395.

4.      DeFries, J.C., & Baker, L.A. (1983).  Colorado Family Reading Study:  Longitudinal analyses.  Annals of Dyslexia.  33, 153-162.

5.      Baker, L. A., Decker, S. N., & DeFries, J. C. (1984).  A longitudinal study of cognitive abilities in reading‑disabled and control children.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 25, 111‑117.

6.      Baker, L. A., & Fulker, D. W. (1984).  Incomplete covariance matrices and LISREL.  Data:  Communications in Computer Data Analysis, 1, 3‑5.

7.      Fulker, D. W., Baker, L. A., & Bock, R. D. (1984).  Estimating components of covariance using LISREL.  Data:  Communications in Computer Data Analysis, 1, 5‑8.

8.      Baker, L. A. (1986).  Estimating genetic correlations among discontinuous phenotypes:  An analysis of criminal convictions and psychiatric hospital diagnoses in Danish adoptees.  Behavior Genetics, 16, 127‑142.

9.      Carpey, J. G., & Baker, L. A. (1987).  Genetic and environmental influences in mothers' observations of preschool aggression.  Aggressive Behavior, 13, 173‑186.

10.  Ho, H‑Z., Baker, L. A., & Decker, S. N. (1988).  Covariation among intelligence and cognitive processing rates:  Genetic and environmental influences.  Behavior Genetics, 18, 247‑261.

11.  Baker, L. A.  (1989) Genotype‑environment covariance for multiple phenotypes:  A multivariate test using adopted and nonadopted children.  Multivariate Behavioral Research, 24, 415-430.

12.  Baker, L. A., Mack, W., Moffitt, T. E., & Mednick, S. A.  (1989) Sex differences in property crime:  A Danish adoption study.  Behavior Genetics, 19, 355‑370.

13.  Mitchell, J., Baker, L. A., & Jacklin, C. N. (1989) Masculinity and femininity in twin children:  Genetic and environmental factors.  Child Development, 60, 1475-1485.

14.  Vogler, G. P., Baker, L. A., Decker, S. N., DeFries, J. C., & Huizinga, D. H. (1989) Cluster analytic classification of reading disability subtypes:  Evidence for a multivariate continuum.  Reading and Writing: An Interdiciplinary Journal, 2:  163-177.

15.  Baker, L. A., & Daniels, D. (1990) Non‑shared environmental influences and personality in adult twins.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 103-110.

16.  Baker, L. A., & Clark, R. (1990)  Genetic origins of behavior:  Implications for counselors.  Journal of Counseling and Development, 68, 597-600.

17.  Sakai, L. M., Baker, L. A., & Dawson, M. E. (1992).  Electrodermal lability:  Individual differences affecting perceptual speed and vigilance performance in 9- to 16-year-old children.  Psychophysiology, 29, 207-217.

18.  Baker, L. A., Vernon, P. A., & Ho, H‑Z. (1991). The genetic correlation between intelligence and speed of information‑processing.  Behavior Genetics, 19, 351-367.

19.  Sakai, L. M., Baker, L. A., Jacklin, C. N., & Shulman, I. (1991).  Sex‑steroids at birth:  Genetic and environmental variation and covariation. Developmental Psychobiology, 24, 559-570.

20.  Baker, L. A., Cesa, I. L., Gatz, M., & Mellins, C.  (1992).  Two-factor theory of subjective well-being:  Genetic and environmental influences.  Psychology and Aging, 7, 158-163.

21.  Baker, L.A., Reynolds, C.A., and Phelps, E.M. (1992).  Biometrical analysis of individual growth curves.  Behavior Genetics, 22, 253-264.

22.  Feng, D, & Baker, L.A. (1994).  Spouse similarity in attitudes, personalities, and psychological well-being of American couples. Behavior Genetics, 24, 357-364.

23.  Baker, L.A., Treloar, S., Reynolds, C.A., Heath, A., & Martin, N.G.  (1996).  Genetics of educational attainment in Australian twins:  Sex differences and secular changes. Behavior Genetics, 26: 89-102.

24.  Posner, S., Baker, L.A., & Martin, N.G.  (1996).  Social contact and attitude similarity in Australian twins. Behavior Genetics, 26, 123-134.

25.  Reynolds, C.A., Baker, L.A., & Pedersen, N.L.  (1996).  Models of spouse similarity:  Applications to fluid ability measured in twins and their spouses.  Behavior Genetics, 26: 73-88.

26.  Mellins, C., Gatz, M., & Baker, L.A.  (1996). Children's methods of coping with stress:  A twin study of genetic and environmental influences. Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 37, 721-730.

27.  Stallings, M, C., Dunham, C.C., Gatz, M., Baker, L.A., Cesa, I., Bengtson, V.L. (1997).  Relationships among life events and psychological well-being:  More evidence for a two-factor theory of well-being.  Journal of Applied Gerontology, 16, 104-119 .

28.  Posner, S. & Baker, L. A. (2000).  Evaluation and extensions of a structural equation modeling approach to the analysis of survival data.  Behavior Genetics, 30, pp. 41-50.

29.  Reynolds, C.A., Baker, L.A., & Pedersen, N.L. (2000).  Mechanisms of bivariate assortment for educational attainment and fluid intelligence.  Behavior Genetics, 30, pp. 455-476.

30.  Abrahamson, A.C., Baker, L.A., & Caspi, A. (2002).  Rebellious teens?  Familial influences on the social attitudes of adolescents.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, pp.  1392-1408. 

31.  Baker, L.A., Barton, M., & Raine, A. (2002). The Southern California Twin Register at USC. Twin Research, 5, pp 456-459.

32.  Villatoro, A. & Baker, L.A. (2004). The questionable truth of childhood aggression:  Effects of parental monitoring and child IQ on interrater agreement.  Proceedings of the 19th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina Press.  

33.  Baker, L.A., Bezdjian, S., & Raine, A. (2006).  Behavioral Genetics and Crime:  The Science of Antisocial Behavior, Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems.

 

Book Chapters and Book Reviews

34.  Baker, L. A.  (1991).  Behavioral genetic analysis of change:  Comments on Loehlin's paper.  In J. Horn & L. Collins (Eds.), Best Methods for the Analysis of Change, Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 239-242.

35.  Baker, L. A.  (1991).  Chance and happenstance in the lives of scientists:  A review of Sigel and Brody's Methods of Family Research:  Biographies of Research Projects.  Merrill-PalmerQuarterly, 37, 503-506 .

36.  Jacklin, C.N., & Baker, L.A. (1993).  Early gender development.  In M. Costanzo & S. Oskamp (Eds.), Gender Issues in Contemporary Society, 41-58.

37.  Baker, L.A., Ho, H-Z., & Reynolds, C.A. (1993).  Sex differences in genetic and environmental influences in cognitive abilities.  In R. Plomin, J.C. DeFries, & D.W. Fulker (Eds.), Nature and Nurture during Middle Childhood, 181-200.

38.  Baker, L.A., Asendorpf, J., Bishop, D., Boomsma, D., Bouchard, T., Brand, C., Gardner, H., Kinsbourne, M., Fulker, D.W., Lindenberger, U., & Martin, N.G.  (1993).  Intelligence and its inheritance:  A diversity of views.  In T. Bouchard & P. Propping (Eds.), Twin Studies in Human Behavior.

39.  Baker, L.A. (1999).  Aggression:  Definitions and measurements.  In R. Gottesman & R.M. Brown (Eds.) Violence in America, Vol 1: 54-56,  NY:  Charles Scribner’s Sons.

40.  Baker, L.A. (1999).  Biological theories. In R. Gottesman & R.M. Brown (Eds.) Violence in America, Vol 3. 307-311,  NY:  Charles Scribner’s Sons.

41.  Ward, M. & Baker, L.A. (1999).  Smoking and aggression. In R. Gottesman & R.M. Brown (Eds.) Violence in America, Vol 3: 171-173,  NY:  Charles Scribner’s Sons.

42.  Baker, L.A. (1999).  Psychological theories of human aggression. In R. Gottesman & R.M. Brown (Eds.) Violence in America: An Encyclopedia, Vol 2: 322-324,  NY:  Charles Scribner’s Sons.

43.  Baker, L.A. (1999).  Vagal tone and aggression. In R. Gottesman & R.M. Brown (Eds.) Violence in America: An Encyclopedia, Vol 3: 640-641.  NY:  Charles Scribner’s Sons.

44.  Baker, L.A. (2002).  The nature-nurture problem in violence.  In Heitmeyer,W. & Hagan, J. (Eds.) International Handbook of Violence,  Westdeutscher Verlag.  pp 735-762..

(German Translation of previous chapter)  Baker, L.A. (2002).  Das Anlage-Umwelt-Problem im Zuszmmenhang mit Gewalt.  In Heitmeyer, W. & Hagan, J. (Eds.).  Internationales Handbuch der Gewaltforschung,  Westdeutscher Verlag.  pp 735-762.

45.  Ward, M.C. & Baker, L.A. (2003).  Effects of prenatal smoking on 12-year old children’s cognitive and behavioral outcomes.  In, Petrill, S., Plomin, R., DeFries, J.C., & Hewitt, J. (Eds.), Transitions to Adolescence in the Colorado Adoption Project.  Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

46.  Baker, L.A. (2006).  Methods for understanding genetic and environmental influences in normal and abnormal personality. In Strack, S. (Ed.)  Differentiating Normal and Abnormal Personality—Second Edition. 

47.  Raine, A., Baker, L.A., & Liu, J. (2006).  Biological risk factors for antisocial and criminal behavior.  In  A. Raine (ed). Crime and schizophrenia: Causes and cures. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

48.  The Southern California Twin Register at the University of Southern California:  II (in press)

49.  Zumberge, A., Baker, L.A. & Manis, F.R.  Attention to words:  Genetic and environmental influences in reading and related cognitive processes (accepted with revisions, Behavior Genetics.h