[HDFS 1070] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 142 pages long Study Guide!

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Ex: woman and men stay in toxic relationships. Models they were exposed to in their families theory. Nature (genetics) vs. nurture (environment influences from the outside) Traditional debate revolves around contributions of nature vs. nurture essentially meaningless and functionally useless . Mutual influence--- genetics influences the social environment --- environment can influence the genetics. Body type when you go through puberty secondary sex characteristics genetically determined. Experiences are shaped by how the environment responds. Environment can change genetics exposure to substances that are toxic before or after person is born. Little kids that play a lot of video games alter brain in future- biological transformation. Lactic acid on brown rats offspring don"t get obese- changes biological makeup. Assumptions of d/c perspective: potential for growth exists at all stages of life, continuity and change - epigenetic principle earlier development serves as a foundation for later development. A child is abused going to manifest itself in later development (predetermined vs. probabilistic)