The Biological Domain Personality Psychology
Running head: BIOLOGICAL DOMAIN SUMMARY II
Personality Psychology and the Biological Domain
Cristy Gray
Mohave Community College
PSY 260-853
Professor Linda Saxon
Personality Psychology and the Biological Domain
Genetic, physiological, and biological factors that are present when a person develops their childhood, adolescent, and adult personalities (or individual differences) are being explored, discovered, and adopted with the research creating breakthroughs and discovery of links within science and psychology like never before. Studies have been revealing some astonishing influences that the biological domains of genetics, evolution, physiology, heredity, and environmental factors may play in the function role of differences within one’s personality and the sex’s. e.g., Genes play a role in such things as the propensity to marry or to stay single for example (Johnson, et. al., 2004, as cited in; Larsen, R. J. &. Buss, D. M., 2010) p. 177.
One of the primary goals in genetic research is to determine the percentage of individual differences that can be attributed to genetic differences and the percentage that is due to environmental differences (R. J. Larsen & D. M. Buss, c. 6, 2010). The science is that; though there may be observed differences between people due to genetics, there may also be environmental factors that play a role in modifying a trait (Larsen, 2010). There are several behavioral methods developed by geneticist to testing apart the contributions of genes and environments as causes of individual differences such as selective breeding of animals and studies of family, twin- studies and adoptions (Larsen, 2010). Further information that defines some of these study methods will be discussed.
Even some physical differences between persons are associated with the differences in emotional style. Differences such as these represent the way that people differ from one another and so physiological features represent certain
Personality Psychology and the Biological Domain
Cristy Gray
Mohave Community College
PSY 260-853
Professor Linda Saxon
Personality Psychology and the Biological Domain
Genetic, physiological, and biological factors that are present when a person develops their childhood, adolescent, and adult personalities (or individual differences) are being explored, discovered, and adopted with the research creating breakthroughs and discovery of links within science and psychology like never before. Studies have been revealing some astonishing influences that the biological domains of genetics, evolution, physiology, heredity, and environmental factors may play in the function role of differences within one’s personality and the sex’s. e.g., Genes play a role in such things as the propensity to marry or to stay single for example (Johnson, et. al., 2004, as cited in; Larsen, R. J. &. Buss, D. M., 2010) p. 177.
One of the primary goals in genetic research is to determine the percentage of individual differences that can be attributed to genetic differences and the percentage that is due to environmental differences (R. J. Larsen & D. M. Buss, c. 6, 2010). The science is that; though there may be observed differences between people due to genetics, there may also be environmental factors that play a role in modifying a trait (Larsen, 2010). There are several behavioral methods developed by geneticist to testing apart the contributions of genes and environments as causes of individual differences such as selective breeding of animals and studies of family, twin- studies and adoptions (Larsen, 2010). Further information that defines some of these study methods will be discussed.
Even some physical differences between persons are associated with the differences in emotional style. Differences such as these represent the way that people differ from one another and so physiological features represent certain
References: Larsen, J. Randy, & Buss, M. David., (2010). Personality Psychology, (4th ed.), c. 6-8; pp. 139-261; New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Inc. Baron, R.A., Branscombe N. R., & Byrne, D., (2008). Social Psychology, (12th ed.), Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.