Vultology Parallels among Identical Twins

While much research has been conducted on the various similarities between identical and fraternal twins in order to determine the scope and influence of genetic factors, the question of whether our facial expressions and mannerisms are a byproduct of environmental influences or genetic varibles has obtained relatively little attention. Through the use of the Cognitive Type Vultology Code (CTVC), an analysis was performed of twenty randomly selected pairs of identical twins in order to determine how similar the expressive profile of identical twins are to each other.

The CTVC instrument, under development by J.E. Sandoval and L. Renee Bayard, consists of 110 signals which catalog four main aspects of a person’s expression: facial muscle contractions, voice intonation, body posture/movements and elements of speech. The instrument quantifies a person’s expressions using eight main signal groupings (each consisting of ~10 signals). If the instrument identifies a predominance of one of these signal categories in a person’s facial/body expressions, that individual is grouped together with others who also share the same predominance in their bodily expression. The 110 signals used to categorize the subjects are publicly available in the form of static images, animated images, audio files and video media at www.cognitivetype.com/ctvc.

For this pilot study, the forty subjects were ascertained and categorized by the researchers through a preliminary examination of 10-15 minutes of footage per subject. The official study to follow will contain a second-by-second breakdown of the visible signals displayed by each subject during a specified timeframe, as well as a statistical analysis of those signals to determine the percentage of similarity between the pairs of twins. For this initial report, the primary category (of eight) and secondary category (of sixteen) were noted  - grouping the forty samples into one of sixteen different visual profiles according to the Cognitive Type system.

Figure 1:

			Separation Period
Linda Jamison	TeSi-Fi	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNdb2o4rHDM	N/A
Terry Jamison	TeSi-Fi	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNdb2o4rHDM	N/A
James Phelps	SiTe-Si	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1PZNF6RJeo	N/A
Oliver Phelps	SiTe-Si	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1PZNF6RJeo	N/A
Camille Kitt	TeNi-Ni	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSteLERqhEU	N/A
Kennerly Kitt	TeNi-Ni	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSteLERqhEU	N/A
Ronde Barber	FeSi-Ti	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1--NLMHuRI	N/A
Tiki Barber	FeSi-Ti	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsXe9FRaFTo	N/A
Paula Bernstein	TeNi-Te	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gwnzW4jOMI&t=35s	33 years
Elyse Schein	TeNi-Te	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gwnzW4jOMI&t=35s	33 years
Allie Byers	NeTi-Fe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Hv21Zc2Ww	N/A
Gabby Byers	NeTi-Fe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Hv21Zc2Ww	N/A
Audrey Doering	SeFi-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNGgLQKRfQ	10 years
Gracie Rainsberry	SeFi-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNGgLQKRfQ	10 years
Isabelle Carlsen	SeFi-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCD-X1fdx1Y	N/A
Abby Carlsen	SeFi-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCD-X1fdx1Y	N/A
Anais Bordier	TiSe-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zp6U5eAfEc&t=48s	25 years
Samantha Futerman	TiSe-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zp6U5eAfEc&t=48s	25 years
Brittany Daniel	TeNi-Te	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=412jJ3tWJTw	N/A
Cynthia Daniel	TeNi-Te	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=412jJ3tWJTw	N/A
Aaron Ashmore	FeSi-Fe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYaT706uSpQ	N/A
Shawn Ashmore	FeSi-Fe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL2oaGUZ1Rk	N/A
Cole Sprouse	NiTe-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOW_lNnm7Qk	N/A
Dylan Sprouse	NiTe-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qit9v7TwarI	N/A
Max Carver	FeSi-Fe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGFSGp8VNDg	N/A
Charlie Carver	FeSi-Fe	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGFSGp8VNDg	N/A
Brooklyn McKnight	NeFi-Ne	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO61B1q0Xig	N/A
Bailey McKnight	NeFi-Ne	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO61B1q0Xig	N/A
Anna DeCinque	SeFi-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnb5C8Xos0A	N/A
Lucy DeCinque	SeFi-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnb5C8Xos0A	N/A
Brigette Powers	NiTe-Fi	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCHq27ZgyE	N/A
Paula Powers	NiTe-Fi	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCHq27ZgyE	N/A
Sarah Heath	SeFi-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMQXAvnwQxA&t=5m10s	25 years
Celena Kopinski	SeFi-Se	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMQXAvnwQxA&t=5m10s	25 years
Luke Harwerth	SeFi-Te	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnHX95wsB0o	N/A
Paul Harwerth	SeFi-Te	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnHX95wsB0o	N/A
Amanda Dunford	FiSe-Fi	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uWmDvs_FQA&t=4m55s	33 years
Katey Bennett	FiSe-Fi	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uWmDvs_FQA&t=4m55s	33 years
Chad Tomasso	NeFi-Te	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-d2KnCD1d8	N/A
Scott Tomasso	NeFi-Te	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-d2KnCD1d8	N/A

Figure 1 lists the names of the forty public twin samples selected, alongside the primary media footage used to determine their vultological type. Of the samples analysed, all forty subjects displayed significant visual similarities to their identical pair, including the same type and subtype designation. This included ten subjects which were separated from their twins for periods between 10-33 years. Footage analysed before and after their documented first meetings also demonstrated the same vultological profile. This suggests that vultological type is strongly influenced by genetic factors, and less determined by a behavioral learning process or environmental exposures.

In the formal study to follow, a larger sample size, including fraternal twins, will be used to help give a stronger determination of the degree of influence genetic factors hold over visual expression.