PSYC 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ap Psychology, Heritability, Heredity
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Two or more people who interact with and or influence one another. Roles: that are assigned to people that determine what behaviors and responsibilities that that. Characteristics of a group person should take on. Communication: structure that determines who talks to whom within the group. Power structure: this determines how much authority and influence group members have. A state a reduced individuality, reduced self-awareness, and reduced attention to personal standards. The interaction of heritability and environment (modules 14 & 15 in the textbook) Studies (influences and limitations) of genes and the environment. Many traits are controlled by more than one gene (polygenic) Chromosomes containing dna (deoxyribonucleic acid) are situated in the nucleus of a cell. Segments within dna consists of genes that make proteins to determine out development. Studying the effects of heredity and environment on two sets of twins, identical and fraternal, has come in. Parenting (environmental) does have an effect on biologically related and unrelated children handy.
