CHAD 168 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Twin, Behavioural Genetics, Ethology

• School: SJSU
• Department: Child and Adolescent Development, Department of
• Course: CHAD 168
• Professor: Kristine Connell

Document Summary

Ethological theory - theory that behavior must be viewed in a particular context and as (ethology):evolution focus on behaviors that ensured past survival of the spicies. Every child is a biological creature, equipped with an innate set of adaptive characteristics. Children are genetically programmed to engage in behaviors (e. g. eat, form attachments to caregivers) that maximize the likelihood that they will pass their genes down to the next generation. having adaptive or survival value. Oxytocin in adults has been shown to make us focus on face more as well. Become attuned to native language by 9 months. Central principle: parents give their children attention and resources to ensure the passage of their genes through the next generation. Gene - a portion of dna located at a particular site on a chromosome and coding for the production of a specific type of protein.