Contributions to Behavior-genetic Analysis
Author : Gardner Lindzey
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,59 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780390562753
Author : Gardner Lindzey
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,59 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780390562753
Author : Gardner Lindzey
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 40,19 MB
Release : 1970-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780891971108
Author : G. Lindzey
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 1970
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Gardner Lindzey
Publisher : Irvington Pub
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 24,23 MB
Release : 1970-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780891971092
Author : Kimberly J. Saudino
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 35,90 MB
Release : 2021-03-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1071609335
This volume examines behavioral genetic research on temperament and personality from a number of perspectives. It takes a developmental perspective on a number of issues across the lifespan, focusing on personality and temperament. The first section focuses on the development of temperament and personality. Typically this has involved exploring genetic and environmental contributions to phenotypic stability and instability, but more recently there has been research that examines the etiology of intra-individual change/growth trajectories. The second section examines genetic and environmental contributions to the association between temperament and personality and other behaviors. The third and fourth sections discuss genotype-environment correlations and interactions, and introduces the reader to molecular genetics research on temperament and personality. Chapter 11 will discuss the significance of this type of research and Chapter 12 will provide an example of specific line of research exploring genes associated with temperament.
Author : Yong-Kyu Kim
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 48,80 MB
Release : 2009-03-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0387767274
This handbook provides research guidelines to study roles of the genes and other factors involved in a variety of complex behaviors. Utilizing methodologies and theories commonly used in behavior genetics, each chapter features an overview of the selected topic, current issues, as well as current and future research.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 10,59 MB
Release : 2000-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309069882
How we raise young children is one of today's most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "expertise." The debate has intensified as discoveries about our development-in the womb and in the first months and years-have reached the popular media. How can we use our burgeoning knowledge to assure the well-being of all young children, for their own sake as well as for the sake of our nation? Drawing from new findings, this book presents important conclusions about nature-versus-nurture, the impact of being born into a working family, the effect of politics on programs for children, the costs and benefits of intervention, and other issues. The committee issues a series of challenges to decision makers regarding the quality of child care, issues of racial and ethnic diversity, the integration of children's cognitive and emotional development, and more. Authoritative yet accessible, From Neurons to Neighborhoods presents the evidence about "brain wiring" and how kids learn to speak, think, and regulate their behavior. It examines the effect of the climate-family, child care, community-within which the child grows.
Author : Laura M. Padilla-Walker
Publisher :
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199964777
Prosocial behavior-broadly defined as voluntary action intended to help or benefit another-has been associated with positive outcomes across the lifespan. Children with a more prosocial orientation are better liked and trusted by their peers, have a higher status in peer groups, are better at maintaining friendships, demonstrate better self regulation, empathy, and social cognitive skills, and excel in academics. Researchers have shown that prosocial behaviors correlate to lower rates of school suspension and drop-out, teen pregnancy, substance use, aggression, and delinquency. These positive effects speak to the value of prosocial behavior during formative years. Prosocial Development examines a variety of biological, socialization, and contextual influences on prosocial development from infancy through early adulthood. While the definition of prosocial behavior may seem straightforward, recent research has highlighted its multifaceted nature. This volume specifically focuses on the multidimensionality of prosocial development, examining different contexts, motivations, types, and targets of prosocial behavior that are differentially predicted by socialization and dispositional characteristics. Skillfully edited by Drs. Padilla-Walker and Carlo, each chapter in this volume highlights some aspect of multidimensionality in regard to prosocial behavior and meaningful avenues for future research. This volume will be an important tool for scholars, researchers, and practitioners who are interested in prosocial, moral, and positive youth development. The organization and focus of this volume are also well-suited for use as a text for graduate courses in moral development, child and adolescent development, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, and family studies.
Author : Valerie S. Knopik
Publisher :
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Behavior genetics
ISBN : 9781319364212
Author : Deborah Finkel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1461474477
Along with psychopathology, cognition has been one of the primary phenotypic focal points of the field of behavior genetics since its inception. Francis Galton’s 1874 examination of eminent families in Britain was among the earliest attempts to investigate whether cognitive achievements run in families. This volume presents current methodologies for understanding cognitive abilities that move beyond the outdated nature vs. nurture paradigm. Recent advances in both collection and statistical modeling of twin data, particularly longitudinal twin data, make this an especially advantageous moment to produce a work that presents a collection of the groundbreaking research on cognitive abilities across the lifespan. This volume presents an overview of the current state of quantitative and molecular genetic investigations into the many facets of cognitive performance and functioning across the lifespan.