NSCI 0817 Lecture 1: NSCI 817 development
8 May 2016
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Looking at things in the extremes/dichotomies, mutually exclusive categories, ignoring grey areas. For example right now in class everybody is awake right now but some are more awake than others. Nature vs. nurture implies a one-dimensional approach to behavior. Your immune system is the last thing to develop, so it is the first thing to sacrifice energy, which it needs to continue working properly. Stress can take up energy and utilize it in other parts of your body, taking it away from your immune system. Biology and neurology are now big parts of modern psychology whereas decades ago, psychology was purely behavioral focused. Biology can influence the expression of behavior, while simultaneously; behavior can influence the expression of biology. Having a certain set of genes can predispose a person to become an olympic athlete or an alcoholic, but those genes won"t reach their full potential, they won"t mean anything if the person doesn"t play a sport or drink.
