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Apr 25, 2024
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PSY 3410 - Behavior Genetics and Individual Differences
Extensive survey of individual differences and their relationship to genetic factors. Topics include chromosomal abnormalities, inborn errors of metabolism, genetic and prenatal screening, behaviors in infants, genetics and intellectual differences, psychopathology and genetics, racial differences, and continuing evolution of behavior.
Requisites: 6 Hours in PSY including 101D or 1010
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to evaluate genetic and racial differences.
- Students will be able to describe a variety of genetic experiments in non-human animals.
- Students will be able to develop a basic understanding of transmission genetics.
- Students will be able to develop an awareness of the role of genetics in prenatal development.
- Students will be able to discuss the conflict of genetics and a democratic society.
- Students will be able to identify genetic diseases in humans.
- Students will be able to explain how data relates genetics to psychopathology.
- Students will be able to discuss the changing view psychologists have had of the role of the environment and heredity.
- Students will be able to explain the interactive role of the environment and genetics.
- Students will be able to summarize the role of genetics in pacing development.
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