1.1 Nature v Nurture
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Genetics
Heritability: the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes
Interaction: the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity)
Epigenetics
The study of how an environment can later genetics
Genes and Twins
Most likely to
- Be affected by same disorders
- Have behavioral similarities
- Look alike
Adoption Studies
Adopted children are more similar to their biological parents than their adoptive parents
Central Nervous System
Brain and Spinal Cord, decision making portion of our NS
Spinal Cord
Connects brain with Peripheral Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Motor and sensory neurons that receive info and transmit CNS decisions, have two parts
Somatic Nervous System
Voluntary control of skeletal muscles
Part of the peripheral nervous system
Autonomic Nervous System
Controls functions of glands & internal organ muscles(happens automatically)
Part of the peripheral nervous system
Divided into two parts
Sympathetic Nervous System
Arouses energy, dilate pupils, speeds breathing and heart rate, relaxes bladder, “Fight or flight”
Part of the autonomic nervous system
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Calms you down, slows breathing and heart rate, increases digestion, “Rest and digest”
Part of the autonomic nervous system