PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Blind Experiment, Temporal Lobe, Limbic System
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Franz hall said that the size/shape of a person"s head determines his/her personality/mental ability and behaviour. Some critism have been that twins share the same enviroment, and also the same placenta. 2 types of paradigm: cross fostering paradigm: adopted children have biological parents who are criminals or adopted parents who are. Sibling offspring paradigm: biological vs adopted children are compared: adoption study found that: 2)assessment method(parental rating of anti social behaviour, teacher,etc) Low polyphormism of maoa gene linked to antisocial behaviour. Found strong gene by enviroment effect across 4 measures of antisocial behaviour(conduct. Moleculuar genetics researche disorder, violent convictions, violent dispositions, antisocial personality disorder) with high maoa) Over 80 percent of youth with low maoa and were maltreated, had conduct disorder ( vs 40% Study also replicated in healthy adults and pychiatric patients,> more likely to have physical aggression: this gene is sometimes called the warrier gene.
