Chapter 2 Genotype-phenotype • Phenotype: an individual’s directly observable physical and behavioral characteristics‚ which are determined by both genetic and environmental factors • Genotype: an individual’s genetic makeup Genes-chromosomes • Chromosomes: rodlike structures in the cell nucleus that store and transmit genetic information • DNA: are what chromosomes are made out of; long‚ double-stranded molecule that looks like a twisted ladder‚ each ladder consists of a specific pair
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Introduction Summary In the introduction of Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking it told a story of Rosa Parks. She is the lady that would not change her seat on the public bus so a white passenger could take it. She simply said “No.” Many think Rosa Parks was an extrovert personality but in fact she was an introvert personality. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great orator and with an extrovert personality so he was able to help Rosa Parks since she was timid
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whom had to spend significant amounts of time away from their mothers during their infant years had suffered from infections and "hospitalism"‚ and also severe depression and lonliness. Researchers such as Levy‚ Bender‚ Bakwin‚ Goldfarb‚ and Spitz had all published papers but very few in the psychoanalysts world paid very much attention. Infants whom were put up for adoption were not adopted until after their infant years because doctors found that many children in orphanages were prone to not being
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one of the most important aspects of human social and emotional development. For years‚ the predominant view of infant-caregiver attachment was that it was a “secondary drive” i.e. that any attachment formed was because of the infant associating the caregiver with providing for physical needs such as hunger. However‚ John Bowlby argued that attachment is an innate primary drive in the infant. This theory was reinforced by Harlow & Zimmerman’s (1959) experiment involving baby monkeys who had been separated
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fluctuates as indicated by the idea of parent-child. There are two types of attachment as indicated by Gross‚ D. (07/2012) One type of attachment touched on in this week reading is secure attachment relationship. A secure attachment relationship is the infant who demonstrates some anxiety when their parental figure leaves‚ however‚ can calm themselves realizing that
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your own words‚ provide an explanation of the term and how it affects the developmental stage. An example is provided for reference. For the purposes of this assignment‚ field marked N/A do not need to be completed. Teratogens Attachment ADHD Temperament Preoperational Thought PeriodIn-Vitro Fertilization ConservationSelf-Concept Refined motor skillsZygote Positive Reinforcement Sensorimotor Period Mobility Biological DevelopmentPsychological or Cognitive DevelopmentSocial DevelopmentConception
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learn from adults on how to handle certain things as they grow up from the time they are infants until they are adults themselves. Teachers play a big roll also in helping children to develop positive mental health and learn from other children as well. When children can emotionally establish a good relationship with their peers at a young age‚ they show good signs of age appropriate mental health. When an infant can laugh and crawl over to other class mates this shows developmentally appropriate
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element that serves as the executive of the personality; and the superego – the center of conscience and morality‚ incorporating the norms and moral structures of family and society. In Freud’s theory‚ these three parts are not all present at birth. The infant and toddler is all id‚ all instinct‚ without the influence of the ego or the superego. The ego begins to develop in the years from age 2 to about 4‚ as the child learns to adapt some individual behaviours. Finally‚ the superego begins to develop before
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towards their caregivers. The adolescents can act harshly towards their parents by degrading them or being defiant towards them or they will take on the caregiving role and try to comfort their parents. Even though these are two different types of temperaments‚ it has been narrowed down to a certain behavior trait‚ which is a controlling behavior. Other behaviors that have stemmed from this attachment style are self-harm‚ fear of interacting with parents‚ aggression‚ and dissociation (Rholes‚ Paetzold
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Topic Definition Research Evaluation Personality / Temperament. Personality - The thoughts‚ feelings and behaviours that make an individual unique. Temperament - The genetic component of personality. Temperament - 1) Thomas‚ Chess and Birch. Discover whether ways of responding to environment remain stable throughout life. Studied 133 children from infancy to adulthood. Childrens behaviour observed and parents were interviewed‚ parents were asked about child’s routine and its reactions
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