https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j Biological influences on development and introduction to developmental psychology. en-us 2017-01-11 16:07:28 UTC 2026-02-15 02:06:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://d30y9cdsu7xlg0.cloudfront.net/png/4059-200.png mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146555823 Ah, the classic Nature vs. Nurture. Which has a greater effect on human development, environment or genetics? Because twins share DNA, they are ideal for studying this very subject. If identical twins are placed in different environments but have similar traits, we can likely attribute that to genetics, especially when compared and contrasted with twins raised in the exact same environment. Here is a (slightly silly) mock-example.]]> 2017-01-11 16:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146555823 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146558362 They are raised in the same environment]]> 2017-01-11 16:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146558362 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146559457 Twins C and D were separated at birth and live in different environments.]]> 2017-01-11 16:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146559457 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146559817 2017-01-11 16:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146559817 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146561152 Both sets of twins have the same color eyes and hair, so it is likely that hair and eye color is determined by genetics.]]> 2017-01-11 16:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146561152 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146561967 Twins A and B both grew up only speaking English. Twin C only grew up speaking English and Twin D was taught English and Portuguese from infancy. If Twins A and B show no difference in their ability to learn other languages easily but Twin D picks up other languages faster than Twin C, it could be an indicator that language learning abilities are environmentally influenced. ]]> 2017-01-11 16:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146561967 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146563045 If neither Twin A nor B exhibit super human abilities like flight and super strength, but if both Twins C and D do, it may show that super human tendencies are genetic, not as much environmentally affected.]]> 2017-01-11 16:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146563045 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146580172 Aaaaand that's the general idea behind research on development involving twins. On to genes and environment, and their roles in human growth!]]> 2017-01-11 17:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146580172 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146581269 Genes influence our biological reactions to our environment. ]]> 2017-01-11 17:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146581269 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146581858 Our culture and social interactions influence the way we act and react to the people and stimulus around us.]]> 2017-01-11 17:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146581858 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146582946 Neither genes nor environment can completely control our behaviors and it is cannot yet be certain which influences us more.]]> 2017-01-11 17:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146582946 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146584348 Changes in these are examined by developmental psychologists.]]> 2017-01-11 17:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146584348 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689171 We as humans develop "from the womb to the tomb," and learning something about one period of growth can teach us about other periods.]]> 2017-01-12 03:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689171 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689490 More than just Psychologists study life-span development. Anthropoligists, sociologists, neurologists, and other fields of study also add to the field.]]> 2017-01-12 03:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689490 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689583 2017-01-12 03:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689583 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689674 2017-01-12 03:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689674 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689768 2017-01-12 03:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146689768 mkendall0404 https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146690353 By studying changes between stages of development, we can also find the continuity between stages. ]]> 2017-01-12 03:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mkendall0404/pwu5im36dw2j/wish/146690353