PSYC 107 1nd Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last LectureI. Psychoactive DrugsII. Three Main ClassIII. Near Death ExperiencesIV. Test Reminders Outline of Current LectureI. What Makes You You?II. Behavior GeneticsIII. Twins and AdoptionsCurrent LectureI. What Makes You You?a. Behavior Genetics (Genes)b. Evolutionary Psychology (Natural Selection)c. Parents and Peersd. Culturee. Gender DevelopmentII. Behavior Geneticsa. Behavior Geneticist: studies our differences and weigh the effects of heredity and environmenti. Gene – holds the information that determines the biology of a person/thingii. Dominant genes are the ones that are more prominentiii. Everyone inherits 23 chromosomes from each parent1. Each parent donates one half of the trait2. Exceptions:a. Eye colorb. Thumb crossingThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.c. Ear lobesb. Genome:i. Genetic codeii. Set of complete instructions for making an organism and contains all the genes for that organismiii. Psychological and biological activity is caused by multiple genesiv. Human genome project is being developed to try to help determine which genes affect whatIII. Twins and Adoptionsa. Identical twinsi. Genetically identicalii. Share the same fetal environment iii. One gamete separates into twob. Fraternal twinsi. Share same fetal environmentsii. However, they are as genetically similar as if they had another siblingiii. Two separate gametesiv. Separated twins: share fetal environment, but not home
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