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PSYC-1000 Chapter Notes -Twin Study, Heritability, Psychological Science

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25 Apr 2022
School
University of Winnipeg
Department
PSYCHOLOGY
Course
PSYC-1000
Professor
Lara Genik

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9. 3 biological, environmental, and behavioural influences on intelligence. Know the key terminology related to heredity, environment, and intelligence. Understand different approaches to studying the genetic basis of intelligence. Apply knowledge of environmental and behavioural effects on intelligence to understand how to enhance your own cognitive abilities. Analyze the belief that older children are more intelligent than their younger siblings. The genetics of intelligence - twin and adoption studies. Twin and adoption studies key tools in genetic studies. Decades of research show correlation b/w int. and genetic relation in family members. Genetic relatedness = similarity in iq. Heritability of intelligence: amount of differences b/w individuals in a sample that can be accounted for by a difference in genes. Not a fixed number depends on the sample of ppl being studied. Heritability of int. in the wealthy = ~72% Genes influence heritability indirectly i. e. heritability is not caused by genes.

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