PSYCH101: Introduction to Psychology

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• explain how the nature-versus-nurture debate has informed the field of behavioral genetics;
  
• describe how genetic research on behavior can determine which genes are responsible for which behavior;
  
• differentiate how genes interact with the environment to influence intelligence and a variety of mental disorders;
  
• analyze the occurrence of mental disorders in terms of the gene-environment interaction; and
  
• analyze twin studies and their effect on insights about the biological origins of many personality characteristics.