PSY 3303 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Longitudinal Study, Selective Breeding, Behavioural Genetics

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3303
• Professor: Dave Miranda

Document Summary

Phineas gage: after his accident his personality changed = connection between anatomy & personality. Temperament: bio based individual differences in emotional and motivational tendencies: since early on there has been great interest in the biological basis. Greeks: hippocrates psychological characteristics reflect variations in bodily fluids. 4 elements of nature were represented in the body by 4 humors each temperament: similarly kant distinguished 4 types of temperament that were based on bodily fluids. 19th-century attempt to locate areas of the brain responsible for various aspects of emotional and behavioral functioning. Logic: bumps on the head were examined as they were indicative of underlying brain tissue. Theories of enduring value: darwin: origin of the species and expression of emotions (contributed temperament, mendel"s work as the foundation of genetics, work on body type and personality weak, pavlov: individual differences in ns functioning. Constitution and temperament: longitudinal studies (lacking in early attempts)