PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Opportunity Cost, Language Disorder, Homicide

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: meghannorris

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Discuss whether it is possible to separate the influences of nature and nurture on development. Describe the difference between dominant and recessive traits including homozygous and heterozygous alleles. Explain the importance of studying monozygotic and dizygotic twins. Describe some of the source of variability. Define heritability and some of is misconceptions. Differentiate between shared and nonshared (unique) environmental influences. Define adaptation in the context of natural selection. Describe some common misconceptions about natural selection. Describe how evolution shapes our sexual preferences. Explain the adaptive functions of romantic relationships, kin relationships, friendships, and dominance hierarchies. Apply parental investment theory to explain sex differences and relationships (as it relates to sexual motivation, mate selection, promiscuity, jealousy, etc. ) Define reciprocal altruism and the conditions under which it occurs. Explain why men and women value different traits in a mate. Explain the differences between nature and nurture. Describe the heritability of certain traits, including whether they are polygenic.