PSY 100 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture VI. Interpreting CorrelationsVII. Experiments and Class InformationOutline of Current LectureVIII. Nature Versus NurtureCurrent LectureVIII. Nature Versus NurtureNature: What individual characteristics are influenced by genetics?Nurture: What individual characteristics are influenced by environment?Often times when studying nature versus nurture twin studies are used as well as adopted children.Twin case studies (case studies because twins are naturally occurring), are quasi experiments .Studies using adopted children examine how they relate/assimilate to their adoptive and biological parents. Nature: Biology – our genetic code, what is genetically determined: -Physical traits; heart rate, height weight etc.-Hormones and neurotransmitters-IQ-Temperament/ personality (tend to be consistent over lifetime)-Abilities (physical, mental and social)-InterestsNurture: How we are raised – influence from environment, aspects of adopted individuals that are similar to adoptive parents:-Values-Religious/ political affiliation-Habits (wake up time etc.)These 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.-Cultural/ societal preferencesGene-environment interaction, genes can influence traits which affect responses, and environment can affect gene activity.We treat people differently based on their personality. Learning is a physical process.(Way you behave is circular with your environment, environment affects behavior while your behavior can change your environment.Evolutionary unique traitsEvolutionary reasons for individual differences:-diversity is necessary for viability-natural selection: traits that give you advantages increase chance of survival-behavioral patterns evolved as reactions to particular environmental experiencesEvolutionary mating preferences:-males and females, to a large extent, think and behave similarlyCultural influence overviewCulture: behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values and traditions shared by a group of people.Social/cultural norms: for example personal space, punctuality and child rearing differ culture to
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