[PSY1102] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 85 pages long Study Guide!

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Nurture: all the factors that are not genetics: learning, experience, environment etc . Genes: our biological blueprint: 20,000-25,000, found in dna molecules. Genes: basic unit of heredity, linked and associated with production of proteins. Carry instructions that give characteristics: active or expressed. Gene complexes: group of genes working together, responsible for disease or characteristics. Genes are made up of nucleotides (g+c, t+a) Changing 1 letter changes the function of the gene: chromosomes = books, genes = words, nucleotides = letters. Every human being is 99. 99% genetically similar to each other. 01/09/17: 5 % difference among race, 95 % difference within a race. Race is a result of cultural and social exposure. Main goal: explain human behaviour + emotion found across the globe. Uses theory of evolution developed by darwin: #1 goal of every organism is to survive and transmit genes into the future (reproductive success).