WELCOME STATEMENT Welcome to Introductory Psychology Weekly Updates Every Monday through December, you will find wonderful resources to enhance your teaching and to engage your students in discussions. With each “published” edition, you will discover two or three interesting provocative articles to use as “triggers” to discuss important issues that relate to your teaching… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Nature-Nurture
Psychology Update — These 5 Habits May Help You Live 10 Years Longer, Study Says
TITLE These 5 Habits May Help You Live 10 Years Longer, Study Says DESCRIPTION A longitudinal study followed and surveyed the habits of it’s participants for approximately 34 years. The details of the research are briefly discussed in the study. It was found that five lifestyle habits correlated with longer lives and longer term… Read more »
Psychology Update — A Brief History of Twin Studies
TITLE A Brief History of Twin Studies DESCRIPTION After astronaut Scott Kelly returned from a year in space, the results of his tests (physical and psychological) were compared with his identical twin brother Mark’s tests. Mark was earth bound while Scott was in space. Psychologist have been fascinated with the “nature-nurture” question and have devoted… Read more »
GENES TELL ONLY PART OF THE STORY
Genes Tell Only Part of the Story DESCRIPTION Dr. Zuger presents the case of Barbara who is addicted to alcohol, various drugs, has a plethora of physical/medical problems and who is generally non compliant with treatment (both medical and psychological). The author begins by stating President Obama’s goal of researching the genome to learn the… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
