Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Human Genome Project, Growth Hormone, Big Five Personality Traits

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Nature vs. nurture: biological characteristics set limits on behavioural capabilities, endowment combines with environmental factors, how environmental conditions influence genetically inherited potential of an organism. The human genome: human genome project, examined nucleotide base pairs in chromosomes, humans have a lot less genes than expected, only 25 000. Intelligence, personality and certain psychological disorders have notable genetic contribution. Gene therapy, genetic counseling: can now map human genome and modify genes, scientists can synthesize dna from different sources, insert to bacteria to be replicated, inserted into virus cns neurons, eg. If completely determined genetically then twins would receive same score (+1. 00 correlation: the more genes people have in common the more similar in iq, however, environment plays a factor too. Personality, and intelligence: reaction range genetically influenced limits where environmental can influence, environmental affects where one falls in boundaries of genetics. Evolutionary psychology: seeks to understand how behavioral abilities and tendencies have evolved.