PSYB30H3 Midterm: Chapter 6
Document Summary
Hidden layers of complexity in the human genome = pseudogenes and riboswitches mysterious links to human behaviour. Fin - behavioral geneticists attempt to determine the degree to which individual differences in personality (for example) are caused by genetic and environmental differences. Ideological concerns: concerns about renewed interest in eugenics the idea that humanity could be improved by selective breeding and the less dramatic concern that people may think behaviour is determined by genetics. Suggest that genetic differences among individuals, rather than differences in parental socialization or personal experience, are responsible for shaping the core features of human personality. Eugenics we can design the future of the human species by fostering the reproduction of personas with certain traits and by discouraging the reproduction of persons without the traits. Modern behavioural geneticist who study personality are typically very careful about addressing implications of work and are sensitive to ideological concerns.
