PSY1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Twin Study, Twin, Behaviorism
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Personality: trying to understand why people engage in a type of behaviour and why they behave differently as compared to us. Factors that drive why sb do an action in a particular situation and other ppl do other things in the same situation. Find out if 2 ppl are compatible with each other. How we present ourselves to the world. One way of explaining why is everyone different. Should frequently behave a way (i. e outgoing -> talk to ppl) Behaviour (who you talk to etc, not just physical) Genetics: twin studies, 2 kinds of study: monozygotic, dizyogotic. Environment: things we have been exposed to, 2 types of environment factors for twin studies: Shared environment, non shared environment(i. e what kinds of movie you watch etc) Despite sharing 100% of genes, does not necessary have same personality. Adoption studies: understadn the impact of shared family. Non shared environment have a strong impact of personality attributed as compared to shared environment.
