October 16, 2024

Wednesday October 16, 2024

Some people still need to sign up for AP classroom and the exam

If you still haven't taken our first assessment you need to do that ASAP!

Circle: After watching twin documentary do you think we are more Nature or Nurture?

Homework due today is SQ3R pages 13-19. 129-138

Quiz on Monday over Psychological Approaches and  Behavior Genetics -Terms

Separated at Birth- Twin Studies

1. Ethically, what is wrong with twin studies?

2. What parts of the documentary make you think that nature(genetics) plays a bigger role in who we are?

3. What parts of the documentary make you think that nurture(how we are raised) plays a bigger role in who we are?

4. How has power of genetics been used to justify horrible acts of racism?

5. If genetics is determined to play the central role in who we are, what are the implications for society, school, culture?

6. What are epigenetics?

Perspectives: What are they and how do we apply them?  What is the Bio-Psych-Social model and why do most Psychologists use it?  Take out the hand drawing.

How would you explain the following behavior using the perspectives?  Brittany...