Explain the general properties of the paths from genes to behavior
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points:
+ The behavioral consequences of genetic instructions depend on the environment in which those instructions develop.
+ Heredity and environment interact dynamically throughout development.
- Epigenesis: the continuous interplay between genes and multiple levels of the environment (from cells to culture) that drives development.
+ Genes can influence the kind of environment to which a child is exposed.
- Niche-picking: the process of deliberately seeking environments that fit one's heredity.
+ Environmental influences typically make children within a family different.
- Nonshared environmental influences: the environmental forces that make siblings different from one another.
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