genes determine intelligence
“Genes determine intelligence” critically discuss the contemporary evidence.
Research on intelligence has been around for centuries one of the earliest known testing is said to be as early as 2200 BC where Chinese administrators tested civil servants periodically to make sure they acquired the necessary abilities/skills for their job. Today psychologist now test on weather intelligence is genetically induced and if so to what extent by taking into account environmental factors, using methods like additive assumption to measure the amount of contribution from both parties to intelligence. Additive assumption has led psychologists to began to agree that there definitely is a combination of hereditary and environmental factors influencing intelligence that the debate is no longer about finding out weather the environment or genetics are the origin of intelligence, but to debate on the degree each component contributes to intelligence (Martin, Carlson and Buskist, 2010). The idea of additive assumption can be criticised as being too inert, because it only looks at genetics and environmental influences as to isolated factors. This has raised questions on what are the other determinants are there on intelligence and how do they interact. This paper attempts to show that the approach of the additive assumption is too simplistic when actually it could be that one factor such as environment could be affecting the other factor genetics. Which makes the genetics and environmental aspects of intelligence seem more like an interaction. This essay will be covering the points mentioned above as well as nutritional effects, mechanical layout of the brain, gender differences and the controversial topic of race and its effect on intelligence.
Sex differences have been related to support the idea that genes determine intelligence. To begin with there are fundamental biological differences between a male and a female, that can be investigated as an influence of the difference in
Research on intelligence has been around for centuries one of the earliest known testing is said to be as early as 2200 BC where Chinese administrators tested civil servants periodically to make sure they acquired the necessary abilities/skills for their job. Today psychologist now test on weather intelligence is genetically induced and if so to what extent by taking into account environmental factors, using methods like additive assumption to measure the amount of contribution from both parties to intelligence. Additive assumption has led psychologists to began to agree that there definitely is a combination of hereditary and environmental factors influencing intelligence that the debate is no longer about finding out weather the environment or genetics are the origin of intelligence, but to debate on the degree each component contributes to intelligence (Martin, Carlson and Buskist, 2010). The idea of additive assumption can be criticised as being too inert, because it only looks at genetics and environmental influences as to isolated factors. This has raised questions on what are the other determinants are there on intelligence and how do they interact. This paper attempts to show that the approach of the additive assumption is too simplistic when actually it could be that one factor such as environment could be affecting the other factor genetics. Which makes the genetics and environmental aspects of intelligence seem more like an interaction. This essay will be covering the points mentioned above as well as nutritional effects, mechanical layout of the brain, gender differences and the controversial topic of race and its effect on intelligence.
Sex differences have been related to support the idea that genes determine intelligence. To begin with there are fundamental biological differences between a male and a female, that can be investigated as an influence of the difference in