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    Genetics and Heredity

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    Genetics and Heredity “Why We Look the Way We Do” Genes: Our Biological Blueprint Genes basic units of heredity that maintain their structural identity from one generation to another. the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein Genes are aligned along chromosomes (strands of genes) and come in pairs. Chromosomes threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes DNA

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    back soon after being defeated in World War II. This caused much tension between the United States plus other Western nations and the Soviet Union (“Cold War”). Nature versus Nurture is a philosophical and psychological debate that has been going on for quite some time now. Nature refers to genetics‚ for example what ones birth parents passed on to someone. Nurture refers to influence from ones environment‚ for example being homosexual would fit into

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    into the basics of how everyone lives their lives. While nature plays a role in behavior‚ nature can’t have all the glory‚ so there has to be some nurturing involved with Nature vs. Nurture debate. It is clear that nurture is more important because the environment can develop mental illnesses‚ bad habits and behavior. In 1869‚ a considerable discussion on nature and nurture was created by Francis Galton. The debate of “Nature vs. Nurture” on which one could be considered “better” in a way by personality

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    Nature v nurture

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    There are two types of behaviour‚ innate and learned. Innate behaviour is inborn‚ inherited in our genes‚ unchangeable behaviour such as a reflex; a uncontrollable‚ involuntary movement. For example when an eyelid will automatically close when a puff of wind is blown into it or the palmer grasp‚ a baby will automatically close its hand and hold any object that stimulates its palm. Babies are born with numerous innate reflexes. These primitive reflexes include‚ The rooting reflex – when the corner

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    and psychologists both have different views on how much nature and nurture influences the human behaviour and identity. Sociologists tend to favour nurture over nature‚ while psychologists tend favour nature over nurture. The fact that both of these scholars tend to favoured one over the other through the ages has resulted in the constant recur of the nature verse nurture debate. This is a debate that explores the importance of biological (heredity) and cultural (Social environment) factors in the

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    years. Does nature‚ the physical‚ inborn characteristics of survival‚ dominate the development of a human being? Or does nurture‚ the environment surrounding the child‚ give him what he needs to live? Nature does not work alone because a child’s surroundings influences him‚ and nurture does not work alone because if that were so‚ all delinquents in society would be of low socioeconomic status or from dysfunctional families. I believe that a 50/50 relationship between nature and nurture is the best

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    Liars Nature Vs Nurture

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    Psychology The science of behavior and mental processes Nature vs. Nurture The controversy over the impact which genes and experiences have on psychological behaviors. Just like in the Bad Seed (performed at Rosewood High‚) psychologists wonder if evil is something inherited or learned. Basic Research Science whose main goal is to increase the scientific knowledge base. Applied Research Scientific studies which aim to solve practical problems‚ like forensics being used to determine if the Liars’

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    we a product of Nature or Nurture? Direct Selection: • One extreme favoured – current optimum for existing conditions • Environmental change produce new selection pressure - favours extreme condition • Change in condition = optimum sifts to favour new optimum • Some organism possess allele that favours new optimum • Over time selection -> pre dominate of organisms new optimum and therefore optimum shifts Stabilising Selection: • Occurs in all population where environment is stable • Selection

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    Influences on Human Nature

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    Influences on Human Nature Human nature is the central characteristics‚ including the ways of thinking‚ acting‚ and reacting that are shared by most or all human beings‚ and which humans display naturally. Each one of us is a unique being and various facets of human nature determine our individual personalities. The question posed by personality theorists is‚ what factors influence the development of our personalities? Simply stated‚ how did we become who we are? Who we are is not determined by

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    from parents. More accurately‚ genes can be thought of as learning devices that predispose us to acquire certain information in the environment‚ and ignore other aspects of our world. Viewed in this way‚ genes are fundamentally active seekers of knowledge as they attempt to find the best fit to their genome. Therefore‚ genes exert their influences on the development of talent through their control of motivations‚ preferences‚ and emotional

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