THURSDAY, MARCH 3
Collect Ch. 3 Pre/Post Reading
Assignment
 Complete 4 Square with Neuron
Structures
 Define Neuron Structures
Learning Target: Identify the neuron
as the basis for neural communication
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Monday, February 29
Discuss Nervous System
 Nervous System Guided Practice
(download “show me” app if you do not have it)
Homework:
Ch. 3 Pre/Post Reading (Due: Thursday, 3/3)
Learning Targets:
 Classify the major divisions of the nervous
system
 Differentiate the functions of the various
subdivisions of the nervous system.
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Friday, February 26
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Hand back Ch. 7 Test
Group Work: Brain Storm what you already
know about Biological Psychology
Ch 3 Pre/Post Reading Due Thursday 3/4
Learning Target: Classify the major
divisions and subdivisions of the nervous
system
Thursday, October 22
Hand back Chapter 3 tests
 Retakes (if necessary)
 View Brain Games
 Ch. 4 Vocabulary Grid
(Due Wednesday, October 28)
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Learning Target: Locate important
details in complex a reading.
Wednesday, October 21
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Ch. 3 Test
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Identify the neuron as the basis for neural communication
(parts of the neuron and neurotransmitters)
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Identify the structure and function of the major regions of
the brain
Assess the effects of heredity and environment on behavior
Classify the major divisions and subdivisions of the nervous
system
Explain how research and technology have provided
methods to analyze brain behavior and disease
Describe Lateralization of brain functions (right vs. left hemisphere)
Tuesday, October 20
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Ch. 3 Review Stations
Ch. 3 Test Tomorrow (10/21)
Learning Targets: Identify the structure and
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function of the major regions of the brain. Differentiate
the functions of the various subdivisions of the nervous
system. Identify the neuron as the basis for neural
communication.
*See the next slide for what to study
Monday, October 19
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View Phineas Gage Video
On the chart in your note taking guide, list 10
traits
Discussion of Nature vs. Nurture
Brain Power point due by today by 11:59
Ch. 3 Test: Wednesday 10/21
Kahoot!
Learning Target: Assess the effects of
heredity and environment on behavior
Friday, October 16
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Discuss Methods of Studying the Brain
Brain Power point due by 11:59 (10/19)
Quick Review (Kahoot it!)
Video clip: Phineas Gage
Ch. 3 Test: Wednesday 10/21
Learning Target: Explain how research
and technology have provided methods to
analyze brain behavior and disease
Thursday, October 15
Discuss Brain Lateralization
 Confer with students who have missing
work/low assessment scores
 Work on Brain Project
It is due on by 11:59 p.m. on 10/19
Homework: Graphic Organizer/Fill-in-theblank (Due Thursday, 10/15)
Learning Target: Identify the structure and
function of the major regions of the brain
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Wednesday, October 14
Return ACT Practice Reading
 Collect “Who am I?”
 Four Lobes of the Brain Quiz
 Homework: Graphic Organizer/Fill-in-the-blank
(Due Thursday, 10/15)
 Assign Brain Project (Due 11:59 p.m. on 10/19)
 Chapter 3 Test: Friday or Monday
Learning Target: Recognize that specific
functions are centered in specific lobes of the
cerebral cortex. Describe lateralization of brain
functions
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Tuesday, October 13
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ACT Practice
Discuss the hemispheres of the brain
Right vs. Left Hemisphere Guided Practice
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Assessments:
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Who am I? Due Wednesday, 10/14
Lobes of the brain quiz, Wednesday, 10/14
Graphic Organizer/Fill-in-the-blank (Due, Thurs, 10/15)
Learning Target: Describe Lateralization of
brain functions
Monday, October 12
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Discuss Lobes of the Brain and do “Art Project”
Assessments:
 Who am I? Due Wednesday, 10/14
 Lobes of the brain quiz, Wednesday, 10/14
Learning Target: Identify the structure and
function of the major regions of the brain
Friday, October 9
While I take attendance… download the
3-D Brain app
 Complete discussion on neural
communication
 Begin Discussing Parts of the Brain
 Learning Target:
 Identify the structure and function of
the major regions of the brain
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Thursday, October 8
Return Ch. 3 Pre/Post Reading
 Quiz on Nervous System and Parts of
a Neuron
 10% of Brain Article
 Begin discussing parts of the brain
 Learning Targets:
 Identify the structure and function
of the major regions of the brain
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Wednesday, October 7
Return Ch. 3 Pre/Post Reading
 Discuss Parts of a Neuron
 Make Neuron Structure Analogies
 Neuron “Dance”
 Nervous System/Parts of a Neuron quiz
(Thursday. October 8)
Learning Target: Identify the neuron as the
basis for neural communication
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Things to study for the test
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Identify the neuron as the basis for neural communication
(parts of the neuron and neurotransmitters)
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Identify the structure and function of the major regions of
the brain
Assess the effects of heredity and environment on behavior
Classify the major divisions and subdivisions of the
nervous system
Explain how research and technology have provided
methods to analyze brain behavior and disease
Describe Lateralization of brain functions (right vs. left hemisphere)
Thursday, March 6
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Return Ch. 3 Review and Lobes Quiz
Work on Brain Project
It is due on by midnight on 3/16
Learning Target: Identify the structure
and function of the major regions of the
brain
Wednesday, March 5
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Work on Brain Power Point Project
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Learning Target: Identify the structure and
function of the major regions of the brain
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Tuesday, March 4
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No School: ACT Testing
Monday, March 2
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Collect Graphic Organizer/Fill in the blank
Lobes of the Brain Quiz
Discuss the hemispheres of the brain
Formative Assessment of the Hemispheres of
the Brain
Introduce Brain Project: Due on Monday: 3/16
(by midnight)
Learning Target: Identify the structure
and function of the major regions of the
brain
Tuesday, February 24
Return Nervous System/Parts of the Neuron
Quiz
 Return Ch. 3 Pre/Post Reading Assignment
 Watch Brain Games (Viewer’s Choice)
Learning Target: Be able to apply psychological
concepts to engaging brain games
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Tuesday, October 7
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Return Pre/Post Reading Activity
Read and take Cornell notes on the Nervous
System
Nervous System: Ticket to Exit
Learning Targets:
Classify the major divisions of the nervous
system
 Differentiate the functions of the various
subdivisions of the nervous system.
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Nervous System Activity
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First find someone with the same division or
subdivision of the nervous system as you have
Then write either a definition or an example
of your term on the back of one paper. (If you
prefer you can draw a picture representing it)
Then find 6 groups who have the remaining
divisions and subdivisions and arrange them
in a hierarcy on a desk. Place the term on top
and the explanation/picture below the term
Wednesday, October 17
Brain Webquest
Learning Target: Describe the
history of brain research
Model of Neuron: Due Friday, 10/19
MANDATORY
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CHAPTER 3
NEUROSCIENCE
AND BEHAVIOR
Biological Psychology
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Biological Psychology
(a.k.a. biopsychology/psychobiology):
The study of psychological processes
from a biological point of view
The Nervous System
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A complex combination of cells that
allows you to gain information about
what is going on inside and outside your
body and to respond appropriately
It is comprised of the Central Nervous
System and the Peripheral Nervous
System
Central Nervous System
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Brain and the Spinal Cord
Peripheral Nervous System
Nerve cells that send messages
between the CNS and all the parts of
the body, such as muscles, organs,
and skin receptors.
(The Central Nervous System is the
brain and spinal cord, the Peripheral
Nervous system is everything else)
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Peripheral Nervous System
Somatic
Nervous System
Autonomic
Nervous System
Controls voluntary
activities
Controls involuntary
actions. It regulates the
body’s vital functions:
breathing, digestion, blood
pressure, etc. It is also
involved in emotions
It serves arousal
functions
Peripheral Nervous System
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYTEM
Parasympathetic
Nervous System
Sympathetic
Nervous System
Calms the body after
emergencies. Restores
the body’s energy
Prepares the body for
fight-or flight
response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gdjcd68sGE
Which Nervous System?
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Which nervous system is involved in
allowing you to shoot a basketball, smell
freshly baked bread, and push the keys on
a piano?
Somatic Nervous System
Which Nervous System?
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The digestion of last night’s dinner is
most directly controlled by which
nervous system?
Autonomic
Which Nervous System?
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The voluntary command Zelda uses to
raise her hand in class would travel
through which nervous system from the
spinal cord to the muscles that control
movement?
Somatic
Which Nervous System?
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When a man grabbed Zoe’s purse, she ran
after him, tackled him, and retrieved her
purse. Then she realized that her heart
was racing, her breathing was irregular,
and she was trembling.
Which of Zoe’s nervous systems was
responsible for this reaction?
Sympathetic
Which Nervous System?
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You woke up late for your big job
interview! You are running and your heart
is beating fast!
Which nervous system governs your
running?
Somatic
Which nervous system governs your heart
rate?
Autonomic (Sympathetic)
Which Nervous System?
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Zeon had a long, difficult day at school. As
he sits down on the sofa, his heart rate and
breathing slow down, his muscles relax, and
his digestive system starts getting ready for
food. Which of Zeon’s nervous systems has
been activated?
Parasympathetic
Part of the Neuron p. 54-56
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WHAT IS IT?
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
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WHAT DETAILS ARE
IMPORTANT?
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WHAT DOES IT LOOK
LIKE?
Neuron
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WHAT IS IT?
Nerve cells that are the basic
building block of the
nervous system
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
Cells run through our entire
body and communicate with
each other
WHAT DETAILS ARE
IMPORTANT?
-Sends messages throughout
the entire body
-Each of us has 100 billion
throughout our body
-There are 3 types of neurons
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WHAT DOES IT LOOK
LIKE?
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NEURONS
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Nerve cells that run throughout our body.
They send and receive messages from other
structures in the body such as muscles and
glands.
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There are 3 main types of neurons: sensory
neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons
A “TYPICAL” NEURON
Components of a Neuron
Soma (Cell Body): Contains the nucleus (a body within
the soma that contains the cell’s hereditary material of the cell)
it produces energy that fuels the activity of the cell
Components of a Neuron
Dendrites: The short, branched projections of a neuron
that receive impulses from axons terminal on other neurons
and conduct them toward the cell body.
Components of a Neuron
Axon:
The long projection that transmit impulses away
from the cell body to the synapse.
Components of a Neuron
Myelin Sheath:
A white fatty substance that insulates
and protects the axon. The myelin helps speed the impulses.
The loss of muscle control seen with multiple sclerosis is due
to a degeneration of myelin sheath.
Components of a Neuron
Nodes of Ranvier:
The widely spaced gaps on the
myelin sheath. They further speed transmission of the
impulse as it needs to “skip” over the gap
Components of a Neuron
Axon Terminals:
Small fibers that branch out at the end
of the axon. They secrete chemical messengers.
Components of a Neuron
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Synapse: The tiny gap between the axon
terminal of the sending neuron and the
dendrites of the receiving neuron
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It is across this tiny gap
that neurons communicate
with one another
Neurotransmitters
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Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers
released from the axon terminals.
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Neurotransmitters will bind only to specific
receptors on the postsynaptic membrane that
recognize them.
Seven Major Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitter
Normal Function
Disorder Associated
with Malfunction
Acetylcholine
Movement,
memory
Alzheimer’s
Disease
Norepinephrine
Sleep, mood
Depression
Serotonin
Mood, aggression
Depression
Dopamine
Movement, reward
Parksinson’s
Schizophrenia
GABA
Movement
Endorphin
Modulation of pain
Huntington’s
disease, epilepsy
No established
disorder
ORGANIZATION OF THE BRAIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snO68aJTOpM
FOUR LOBES OF THE BRAIN
PARIETAL LOBE
FRONTAL LOBE
OCCIPITAL LOBE
TEMPORAL LOBE
FOUR LOBES OF THE BRAIN
Parietal Lobe- Touch,
Pain, and Temperature
Frontal Lobe –
Judgment, Decision
Making, Movement
Occipital LobeVision
Temporal LobeHearing, Memory
Who wants to be a Mill-neuron-aire?
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http://opl.apa.org/contributions/EC/Million.htm
LANGUAGE ABILITIES
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Left Hemisphere:
Language Functions are based in the left
hemisphere for most people
Broca’s and Wernicke’s Aphasia
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aplTvEQ6ew
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVhYN7NTIKU
LEFT VS. RIGHT HEMISPHERE
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Left: logic, problem solving,
mathematical computation, etc.
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Right: imagination, art, feeling, and
spatial relations
However… People are NOT right or left
brained. The hemispheres do NOT act
independently of each other
Right or Left Hemisphere?
Place the card that says “RIGHT” on the right
side of your desk. Place the card that says
“LEFT”, on the left side of your desk. If you
believe the behavior is controlled mostly by
the right hemisphere, hold up the card that
says “RIGHT” with your right hand. If the
behavior is controlled mostly by the left
hemisphere, hold up the sign that says
“LEFT” with your left hand..
Right or Left Hemisphere?
Studying concepts from psychology
LEFT
Right or Left Hemisphere?
Daydreaming about your next holiday trip
RIGHT
Right or Left Hemisphere?
Listening to a piano concert
RIGHT
Right or Left Hemisphere?
Reading junk mail
LEFT
Right or Left Hemisphere?
6x4–2+5=
LEFT
Right or Left Hemisphere?
Doodling
RIGHT
Right or Left Hemisphere?
Thinking about the answers for this activity
LEFT
Right or Left Hemisphere?
Listening to rap music
BOTH (Right = beat) (Left = lyrics)
METHODS OF STUDYING
THE BRAIN
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Accidents: Neuroscientists study people
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who have had brain injuries to see how the
injury has changed the way their brain
functions.
One example is Phineas Gage.
METHODS OF STUDYING THE
BRAIN
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Electroencephalogram (EEG):
Records the electrical activity of the brain
creating “brain waves”
METHODS OF STUDYING THE
BRAIN
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Scans: Use computers to generate
images of the brain. Can provide
information about brain damage and
other abnormalities
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CAT Scans: Produce a 3-dimensional view
of the brain that can be displayed on a video
monitor
METHODS OF STUDYING THE
BRAIN
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Types of Scans
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CAT Scans: Produce a 3dimensional view of the brain that
can be displayed on a video
monitor
This is NOT the type of CAT Scan to
which I am referring
This is what the image looks like
taken by a CAT scan
METHODS OF STUDYING THE
BRAIN
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Types of Scans
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MRI: more powerful than a CAT Scan
and can show detail more clearly
METHODS OF STUDYING THE
BRAIN
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Types of Scans
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PET Scans:
The test involves injecting a very small dose of a
radioactive glucose into the vein of your arm. The glucose
travels through the body and is absorbed by the organs and
tissues being studied. Next, you will be asked to lie down
on a flat examination table that is moved into the center of
a PET scanner—a doughnut-like shaped machine. This
machine detects and records the energy given off by the
tracer substance and, with the aid of a computer, this
energy is converted into three-dimensional pictures. A
physician can then look at cross-sectional images of the
body organ from any angle in order to detect any functional
problems.
PET SCAN Image
The Endocrine System
The endocrine system contains hormones
which stimulate growth and many kinds
of reactions.
Hormones have specific receptor sites.
Hormones are produced by glands such as
the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the
adrenal gland, the testes, and the ovaries.
Hormones are to the endocrine
system as ______________ are
to the _________________
Pituitary
Gland: is also
known as the
“master gland”
because it
secretes many
hormones that
affect a wide
range of
behaviors such
as growth,
pregnancy,
mothering, etc.
Thyroid Gland:
Secretes
hormones
involved in
metabolism
Hypothyroidism (too
little thyroxin) leads to
being overweight
Hyperthyroidism (too
much thyroxin) leads to
weight loss, inability to
sleep, excitability, etc.
Adrenal Gland: The
outer layer of the
adrenal glands
secretes cortical
steroids which
increase resistance to
stress and promote
muscle development.
Cortical steroids also
release stored sugar,
making energy
available for
emergencies.
Testosterone: A male
sex hormone produced by
the testes in the male.
If, in the prenatal period,
testosterone is secreted
male sex organs develop.
However, if testosterone
is NOT secreted, female
sex organs develop. In
adolescence, testosterone
aids in the growth of
muscle and bone and in
the development of
primary and secondary
sexual characteristics
Estrogen and
Progesterone:
female sex hormones
secreted by the
ovaries
Estrogen is involved
in the development
of primary and
secondary sexual
characteristics
Trait
Nature
(heredity)
Nurture
(environment)
Nature vs. Nurture
Nature vs. Nurture
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Nature: Heredity
Nature vs. Nurture
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Heredity: the transmission of characteristics from
parents to offspring
Heredity is important in the transmission of
physical traits such as: height, hair color, eye
color
It is also involved in some psychological traits
such as: shyness, aggressiveness, leadership, etc.
However, it is also a factor in many psychological
disorders such as anxiety, depression,
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Nature vs. Nurture
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Genes: the basic building block of
heredity. Genes are found in chromosomes
Nature vs. Nurture
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Chromosomes: Each normal human has 23
pairs of chromosomes. The 23rd pair is the
sex determining pair. We all get an X from
the mother and females get an X from their
father. Whereas males get a Y from their
father
Nature vs. Nurture
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Nurture: Environment, family, culture, living
conditions, everyday experiences
Nature vs. Nurture
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Kinship Studies
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Identical Twins raised together vs. Identical
Twins raised apart
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Fraternal Twins raised together vs. Identical
Twins raised together
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Adopted children compared to their biological
families and their adopted families
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If Identical twins raised together are more
alike than Identical twins raised apart then…
Nurture
If Identical twins raised apart are more alike
than Fraternal twins raised together then….
Nature
If adopted children are more like their
biological parents then….
Nature