PSY100H1 Lecture : Lecture 4

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Sidney smith hall room 4043 monday 4- 5 or wed 2-3. Eating dinner together: the key to happy families: this study shows that when families have more frequent family dinners, their children are at less of a r isk to use drugs and substance abuse. however, there are many third-variable causes and different causal directions. It is very easy to make simple methodological errors, and to draw conclusions that are highly questionable. think of four things when you hear about research findings: Highlight: genetic research has provided deep insights into who we are; e. g. , the nature-nurture debate. Think in terms of interactions among multiple genes, rather than. Discovering the gene for x : nature and nurture interact to produce behaviour. **(on test) whether or not a gene is turned on" or activated. study on mao measured genetic characteristics (mao) longitudinal: follow same individuals over time (infancy to age 26)