PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Prenatal Development, Fetus, Allosome

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

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Researchers are finding genes responsible for disease, trait, behaviour (gene detectives, study. They want to find all the factors linked with mental health. Promises and dangers: do something about it after the. Old poor rats, and old rich rats (rich had more toys and rats to talk and play with. ) Rich rats had thicker brains, more numerous and bushier neurons. Children"s brain function take over when a hemisphere of the brain is missing. C: how much credit or blame do parents deserve? (see textbook) discovery of a bad gene/ good gene. D: peer influence: may be able to take genes, discriminate on the basis of certain genes. Baby girls were aborted, because families preferred boys. Baby is protected in the womb, but not 100% (see chapter 5. ) Even though twins share a womb, they may not experience the same nurture (perhaps more nutrition or oxygen to one?)