Think about passive, evocative, and active gene-environment correlations
Discussion Question #5
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Chapter 2, You will discuss in group the key themes and concepts from the textbook. You should generate several examples for each topic
Discussion Question #1
This is a psychology/human development/education class. Why do you think it is important to include a chapter about biological and environmental foundations? What might these contribute to psychological development? What might these contribute to social development?
Discussion Question #2
Think about your own appearance. How similar are you to your siblings, your parents, your aunts and uncles, and your grandparents? What features are dominant? What features are recessive? If you could change one allele in your appearance, what would it be? Why? If you could change one allele in your family, what would it be? Why?
Discussion Question #3
Do you know of anyone with a genetic disorder? Think about his/her psychological or social development. What challenges has this person faced? Why is it important to learn about these disorders in a class about lifespan development? What can a person with a genetic disorder teach us about life and the way “normal” people view it?
Discussion Question #4
This chapter discusses how heredity and the environment influence each other. In what ways does the environment influence heredity? In what ways does heredity influence the environment? In what ways have your environment influenced your genes? In what ways have your genes influenced your environment?
Discussion Question #5
Think about passive, evocative, and active gene-environment correlations. In what ways have your parents shaped your environment? How has your development been evocative? How have you actively shaped your environment? correlation
Subject: Psychology
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