PSYC 2000 Chapter : Modules11 12
Document Summary
Introduction to psychology: nature, nurture, and human diversity. Genes: our codes for life: gene: segment of dna containing the code for a particular protein; determines our individual biological development, chromosome: threadlike structure made largely of dna molecules, dna: a spiraling complex molecule containing genes. Genome: complete instructions for making an organism, complex traits a combination of genes, humans and animals. Twin and adoption studies: allow us to control, heredity while varying the home environment, home environment while varying heredity, types of studies, identical vs. fraternal twins, separated twins, comparing adoptive vs. biological relatives. Separated twins: striking similarities in personalities, attitudes, abilities, interests, and fears, criticisms, appearance affects treatment, adopted twins place in similar environments, strangers have similarities too. Biological vs. adoptive relatives: are adopted children more like their adoptive parents or their biological ones, environment has little effect on personality, but parents affect attitudes, values, manners, faith, and politics.
