PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Iodised Salt, Amniocentesis, Genetic Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Heidi Bailey

Document Summary

Genes and environment in human development nature-nurture debate: debate among scholars as to whether human development is inluenced mainly by genes (nature) or environment (nurture) The higher the concordance rate, the more similar 2 persons are. Epigenesis: genes environment means development results from the bidirecional interacions b/w genotype + environment. E. g. , menstruaion: turned on geneically as part of puberty but turned of if environmental condiions are dire, then turned on again once the nutriional environment improves. Reacion range: range of possible development paths established by genes; environment determines where development takes place within that range. Theory of genotype environment efects: theory proposing that genes inluence the kind of environment we experience. Occurs in biological families parents provide both genes and environment to their children. How to separate genes and environment: p. 54: twins raised separately at 6 months, mother was jewish, father was catholic. One"s inherited traits (genes) evokes responses from others. E. g. , happy child evokes posiive interacions from peers.