PSYC 1032 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Frontal Lobe, Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase, Amygdala
26 May 2017
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Twin studies video, etc: not much effect on parenting style, genes 50, environment 50% Genes & traits: social attitudes . Conservatism up to age 20 doesn"t seem to be genetically determined at all. But over 20, it ends up being about the same in terms of personality traits. Level of observance there"s a level of contribution. Htt gene: polymorphism different forms of a gene. Polymorphism in how the gene is expressed (i. e. turned into protein) some people have more or less of transporter. One form (allele) of the gene controlling how much. Hariri experiment: face matching task, which face on bottom matches, greater activity in right amygdala for s/s and s/l group vs l/l group when doing emotional face-matching task vs shape-matching task. Grouped together s/s and s/l: even with emotional faces that have nothing to do with you (someone looking afraid or angry looking at you)
