Biology approch Flashcards
is Stephen Glass a narcissist?
-he is manipulative
(gives gifts to friends to get help later)
-low-self esteem
-demanding parents with unrealistic expectations
-fantasizes about students admiring him
-gaslight chuck/editor when he is caught in a lie
-never admits wrong doing except when it benefits him for doing so, like not getting caught in a bigger lie
or is he something more complicated ?
-self-depecrating to get attention and praise
-very competitive
-constatly seeking to please friends and parents
-constatly lies
what are the 3 basic assumptions on the biological perspective and personality
personality traits:
-reflect physiological differences
-are largerly genetically determined
-are rooted in our evolutionary history
what is phrenology?
a pre-scientific approch that belived that regions of the head were associated with certain functions
ex:slopping forehad = criminal
what is the modern view in phrenology
-its in the brain,not the head
-it is not that specific
who was Galen?
-galen was an ancient greek physician
-he though personality was a reflection of the four fluids that he believed makes up our bodies
what was Galen’s four humors?
yellow bile- bad temper, irritability (choleric)
black bile-gloomy pessimist(melancholic)
phlegm-sluggish,non-exitable(phlegmatic)
blood-cheerful,passionate(sanguine)
genetic approach to personality
Genes are the building blocks to personality
-inherited through evolutionary processes
-by shaping physiological responses we shape personality and behaviour
what is behavioral genetics?
it is the study of how genes impact behaviour
what is a very important assumption of behavioural genetics
nature vs nature is wrong
nature AND nurture is right
no traits are caused entirely by one,they are shaped by both genes we inherit and the enviroment
what are genotypes?
they are genetic potential
ex:hight,hair colour,eye colour,intelligence
what are phenotypes?
they are manifest characteristics
ex:actual hair colour and height;influenced by mix of genes and environment
you may have the tall gene but if your parents dont give you enough food you will not be tall
what is genetic heritability?-
concept that heritability to the extent to which individual differences in a trait,within a group of people, are due to differences in gene
-it is always referring to groups
-does not mean how much of a trait within a single person is due to genetics
what is behavioural genetics?-
-is used to identify genetic differences between individuals within a group
-allows researchers to determine the extent to which individual differences in a trait are due to genetics and environment
what is a big misconception about heritability?
that group differences are explained by genetic differences
studies show that african-americans are 10-15 points lower the cocasian - this have been assume as due to genetic (which is not true)
so what make group differences
group differences are actually caused by enviromental differences between groups
-iQs scores difference decreases when environmental are matched on socioeconomic statues by both groups
-ex:this is pretty clear by black people who were adoptated by white communities
-there is no difference of IQ being different in infancy for example
what are some examples of enviromental differences
-being raised by a single parent (afrcan-americans are more likely to be raised so)
-less cognitively complex
-attend school with lower average IQ,so high achivers don’t need to achieve as high
why are twin studies used so much in behavioural genetics?
twin studies help us understand the importance of genetic and environmental influences on social development
-identical(MZ) - mesmo ovulo fertiliza
-fraternal(DZ)-differentes ovulos fertilizados no mesmo tempo
twin study reserch diagram
MZ: same enviroment and same genetics
DZ: same enviroment and diferent genetics
what is the methodology in behavioral genetics ?
-twin studies:compare similarities of traits in MZ(caused by genetics) vs DZ twin(caused by environment)
ex:substance abuse
-adoption studies:compare similarities of traits between parents and biological vs adopted kids
-MZ twins raised apart (most likely case studies)
-best design is to simply look at the similarities of the trait then it means its genetics
what are the issues with behavioral genetics methodologicas
-twin studies: equal environment assumption
- is the amount of shared environment with DZ
and MZ twins are really the same?
-adoption studies
-representativness
- selective placement:some times parents request kids who are similar to them (like race,religion,region etc)
what are some other limitations?
-the assumption that genes and enviroment are independent but the reality is that certain genotypes and environments may be associated with environment
passive,active,reactive
genetic dispositions : passive/their genetic dipose them environments,manipulation of the environment and reaction others do that
ex;reading books
what have twin studies revealed as important influences of personality(3)?
-genetic influence:genes individuals inherit from their parents
-shared environment:environment effect shared by family members
(parenting style,environment,schools,material
sources etc.)
-non-shared environment:environment effects unique to the individual-not shared by family members
(illnesses,friends,teachers,being treated
different by parents )
what have twin studies revealed as important influences of personality?
genetic effect
-what parents pass on to their children
-100% shared between MZtwins,50% shared by DZ
environment effects
-shared: family and environmental influences that affect MZ/DZ are similar
-non-shared:family and environmental influences that affect MZ/DZ differently