PSY 1102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Twin, Human Nature, Twin Study

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

Document Summary

Nurture: every non-genetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us b. They are constantly and continuously interacting with one another (ex: bees are born, and are differentiated/assigned to specific roles after birth. Once the bees decide which bees will be queen bees and which will be worker bees, they are separated and raised differently [completely different diets, which stimulates different hormones]. This results in a significant difference (physically, and behaviourally) between the two types of bees). *behaviour geneticists: study our differences and weigh the relative power/effects and interplay of heredity and environment on our behaviour. 46 chromosomes per cell, composed of our genetic information (carried in the form of a. Genes = biochemical units of heredity that make up a chromosome; segments of. Dna that are capable of synthesizing a protein molecule. Different genes work together to create complex traits (can also result in disease)