Intro to Psychology Exam 1: Module 5-6

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Behavior genetics
Behavioral Genetics - the study of the relative power and the limits of genetics and our environmental behavior
  • Genes: our codes for life; genetic predisposition (height, IQ) - Helps explain behaviors, but does not determine tour behaviors
Identical Twins
same sex only, have a lot of similarities
Temperament
you can take temperament of when you were 3 yrs old and predict it for the future
Nature
starts in the womb
Fraternal twins
(diff genes, not a lot of similarities) Same or opposite sex
Probably likely to have some similarities if you talk to someone
  • share appearance - response it evokes
  • adoption agencies tend to place separated twins in similar homes
Critics of twin studies
Evolutionary Psychology
Study of Evolution of behavior and the mind
  • focus = what makes us alike as humans
  • natural selection
    • traits -> increased reproduction and survival will likely be passed on
Gene-environment interation
neither heredity or experience acts alone
It's adaptive
why do infants fear strangers when they become mobile?
Artificial selection
any trait that is favored naturally or artificially spreads to future generations
Culture
the behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by people and transmitted from our generation to the next
Norms
    • rules for accepted and expected behavior
  • pick a behavior and work backward to explain
  • undercuts morality in establishing society
  • Socialization and culture
    • much of who we are is not hardwired
Critiques of the Evolutionary Perspective
Individualistic
priority to ones own goals
Collectivists
priority to goal's of one's group