PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Woodworking, Natural Selection, Twin
27 Oct 2014
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Psy 101:intro to psychology: lecture 9: human diversity. Are we similar or distinctive from one another. Similar in ways that we tend to form communities and bonds as well as follow ethical codes. Distinctive in ways that we are shaped differently because we are raised in different environments, we also value things differently so it changes the way we view the world . Distinctiveness in the ways that some humans have different appearances such as height. The color of our skin differs as well and we also sound different. Is the study of influence of genes and environment on our behavior. Task is to study the differences in genetics and environment . Conduct 2 experiments in which both are provided by nature. In one behavior geneticist keep the home environment constant and try to isolate the influence of genes on our behavior. Studies of twins who are raised together.
