PSYC 3684 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Low Birth Weight, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Synaptic Pruning
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Gene-environment interactions: genes influence how we react to the environment, 2. Gene-environment correlations: genes can influence the environments we experience, 3. July 12, 2017: example 1: laurie is a shy child who avoids social gatherings and seeks out solitary activities such as stamp collecting and reading. Laurie"s development will be influenced by this pattern of behavior. Which sort of gene environment interdependence does this best illustrate: gene-environment interaction, example 3: baby molly smiles and coos so often and is so delightful that her parents feel compelled to smile and chatter right back at her. Inverse u shaped curve: need to experience a moderate number of negative events to learn coping skills, g n i e b l l e w l a r e n e. G but not so many as to be overwhelming: post traumatic growth (ptg) seligman and colleagues (2011)
