Behavioral genetics for beginners
General data
Course ID: | 2500-PL-PS-FO2 |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
14.4
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Course title: | Behavioral genetics for beginners |
Name in Polish: | Genetyka zachowania dla początkujących |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Psychology |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Fakultety ogólnoakademickie |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
4.00
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Language: | Polish |
Main fields of studies for MISMaP: | psychology |
Type of course: | elective courses |
Prerequisites (description): | Facultative course, academic profile, a stationary, for the first- year students. |
Mode: | Classroom |
Short description: |
The lecture program includes the presentation of the history of behavior genetics, its location among other disciplines, basic theoretical assumptions and methods of the study of genetic and environmental determinants of differences between individuals in terms of personality, abilities and psychopathology. |
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Learning outcomes: |
Knowledge. Student - Knows the key concept of behavior genetics, - Knows methods of behavior genetic research, - Explains the components of heritability coefficient, - Explains the environmental factors affecting behavior. Skills. Student - Knows how to analyze the results of behavior genetic research, - Identify constraints of behavior genetic research. Attitude. Student - Recognizes, what is the importance of behavior genetic research, - Keeps criticism of the behavior genetics research. |
Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)
Time span: | 2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16 |
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Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours
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Coordinators: | (unknown) | |
Group instructors: | Włodzimierz Oniszczenko | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
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Full description: |
1. The "nature or nurture" controversy and its consequences. The emergence of behavior genetics. Brief description of the history of behavior genetics. Behavioral genetics and other scientific disciplines. Research approaches in behavior genetics. 2. Basic principles of behavior genetics. General characteristics of research methods. Twins and their role in the behavior genetic studies. Family studies and adoption method. 3. Genetic and environmental factors determining human behavior in normal and pathological conditions. 4. Genotype/environment interaction and correlation. 5. Linking evolutionary psychology and behavior genetics and its importance. 5. Methods of estimating the genetic influence on behavior. 6. The concept of heritability. 7. Heritability of personality traits. Heritability changes throughout life. 8. Heritability of intelligence. Wilson’s effect. 9. Heritability of mental disorders. 10. Heritability differences related to sex. |
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Bibliography: |
Dragan, W.Ł. (2014). Temperament w pierwszym roku życia. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar (rozdziały 1-3). Oniszczenko, W. (2000). Elementy genetyki zachowania. W: J. Strelau (red.). Psychologia. Podręcznik akademicki (t.1, s. 205-226). Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne. Pisula, W., Oniszczenko, W. (2008). Genetyka zachowania i psychologia ewolucyjna. W: J. Strelau, D. Doliński (red.). Psychologia. Podręcznik akademicki (t.1, s. 303 – 338). Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne. |
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