PSY311H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sociobiology, Twin Study, Schizophrenia
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Biological bases of social behaviour: according to this view we are born prewired or predisposed to behave socially. This proposition is old and stems from evolutionary theory: natural selection organism are well equipped to cope with environmental challenges, genetic endowment biological structure we receive for this purpose, different species have different genetic make ups. Food (rooting response) when mouth is touched the baby moved head from side to side to find the breast. Smiling enhances their attractiveness and ensures further attention leading to whole chain of interactions. Crying built in social signaling device. Complex response; timing determines message and could thus convey different information. If the child was not born with these preadaptations/responses, they may not have successful survival. Different times when people go through puberty, ages for toilet training. Mz twins would have a very high r score, most likely 1.
