PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Twin, Sensation Seeking, Childhood Gender Nonconformity
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Changes or constancies that apply more or less to everyone. Sexual interest increases at puberty for almost everyone. Changes or constancies that affect different groups differently (sex differences; cultural or ethnic group differences) Male teenagers are higher risk takers than females. White women more at risk for eating disorders. Long thought to be due to parenting and family influences. Parents that are violent and aggressive in punishments have children that are aggressive. Fail to recognize that parents also share same genes as children. Suggests heritability estimates of 0. 5 of personality traits. Shared environment what siblings share, parenting practices, neighborhood, family life. Individual differences that emerge very early in life, are heritable, and involved behaviours are linked with emotionality. As assessed by caregivers, temperament factors include activity level, smiling and laughter, fear, distress to limitations, soothability and the duration of orienting. Stable individual difference emerge earl in life, where they can be assess by observers.
