Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Extraversion And Introversion, Human Cloning, Biological Determinism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

For males and individuals who are right-handed, language is primarily localized in the: left prefrontal lobe, right parietal lobe, left partial lobe, left temporal lobe. The gland in the endocrine system that is referred to as the master gland because it regulates growth & the other glands is: the pancreas, the adrenal glands, the gonads, the pituitary gland, the thalamus. Brown hair and brown hair is dominant over blue eyes and blonde hair) Mother (brown gene) + father (blue gene)- child has brown eyes. Mother (blue gene) + father (blue gene)- child has blue eyes polygenic effects- numerous genes combine to determine a trait. Genetic counseling- identify whether a person has the specific genes that will result in certain diseases. (ex. Huntington disease, breast cancer)- provide medical counselling and support. Splice & combine dna from 2 different organisms. ex. Destroy certain genes to determine the effects on development & behavior.