Monday September 28, 2026 Green
Test Today!!! Perspectives
New Seating Chart and Activity: Name that tune!
Introduce Nature and Nurture: Are we in control or are we just acting according to our genes?
Homework: SQ3R Module 14 which is on pages 129-138. You also received a handout in class this should be completed after you finish the homework. This will be collected next class.
AP Classroom: Activity: What the hell is heritability?
Activity: Smiles Predict Marriage Success
Activity: With your group you will choose two of the following studies/articles. After reading each one discuss your findings and be ready to report out to the class the following questions:
Nurture:
Childhood Stress
Harlow's Monkeys
Parents matter but they don't make a difference
Nature:
Twin Studies
5 True Stories of Twins Separated at Birth
1. Do you think personality traits are primarily inherited or influenced by environment? What is your evidence?
2. Why do you think nature versus nurture is debated? Do you think it is possible to answer this question definitively? Why or why not?
3. Who might be most interested in resolving the nature versus nurture debate? What effect might a resolution have on our society?
4. If you were raising identical twins, what might you do to make sure that they were unique individuals? Explain your answer.
5. Based on what you have learned, do you think it is possible to change your personality? Why or why not? If so, how would you go about making changes?
6. If you are not a twin, would you rather be an identical or a fraternal twin? Why? What do you think would be some of the challenges of being a twin? If you are a twin, write a couple of sentences about the experience. Is it fun? Difficult? If you have other siblings, is your relationship with your twin different from the relationship with your other siblings? If so, what makes it different?
