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Question 1

Define heredity.

Answer 1

The passing on of different physical and mental traits from one generation to another

Question 2

Describe the role Charles Darwin has in the area of heredity and environment?

Answer 2

Created the theory of evolution which stated that evolution happens by natural selection. Traits that would help with a species survival would be passed on while undesirable traits would die off

Question 3

What is heritability?

Answer 3

A mathematical measure to estimate how much variation there is in a population related to genes. It shows how much of a trait is genetics and how much is from the environment

Question 4

Nature vs Nurture

Answer 4

Nature is genetics, biology, heredity that shapes us as individuals. While Nurture is our environment, how we are raised and what we surround ourselves with

Question 5

Which psychological perspectives learn towards the nature side of the debate?

Answer 5

Biological, cognitive, evolutionary

Question 6

Which psychological perspectives learn towards the nurture side of the debate?

Answer 6

Psychodynamic, Behaviorism, Sociocultural

Question 7

What is the difference between epigenetics and brain plasticity?

Answer 7

Epigenetics is the study of how the environment and a person’s behavior affect a person’s genes and how they work. Brain plasticity is changes that happen with the structure of the brain on acellular level, in response to what is happening in the environment