Monday November 23, 2020 Pod A and Pod B

Explain Assessment

What test is going to look like if we are remote or back in school

Short Answer example question: Explain how an evolutionary psychologist might explain why humans developed into omnivores, eating both meat and plants.

SQ3R and the test

Pass in a picture of your notes

Note Cards

Fan out your note cards and place them in picture of SQ3R notes

Debrief ACE's score 

Homework:Homework Assignment Sheet Unit 3

Circle: If were to guess a percentage of Nurture to Nature, what percent of who you are(likes, dislikes, personality, habits, temperament) are because of how/where you raised as opposed to your genes?

Learning Targets:  At your table discuss the learning targets.  Be ready to report out.

1. What are chromosomes, DNA, genes and the human genome?

2. How do twin and adoption studies help us understand the effects and interactions of nature and nurture?

3. What is heritability, and how does it relate to individuals and groups?

4. How is molecular genetics research changing our understanding of nature and nurture?


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

What is the conclusion of the article?

What are the implications of this?

Does the article point more towards Nature or Nurture as the determining factor in how you turn out?

Now Take the ACE's TEST

Regardless of your score, what does the ACE's test tell you about people?

Is your ACE's score going to determine the rest of your life?  Why or why not?

Why do you think that even though some people grow up in horrific household they turn out to be incredibly well functioning adults in spite of their upbringing?

Harlow's Monkeys
Parents matter but they don't make a difference

Nature:
Twin Studies
5 True Stories of Twins Separated at Birth
Gene Genies


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?

Unit 3C Slides

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