UNIVERSIDAD PRIVADA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD

ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE PSICOLOGIA

TECHNICAL ENGLISH II

Subject
Evolutionary Psychology
Behavioral Genetics

DOCENTE:
Mg. Lucia B Mendoza Larico.
SESIÓN N° 02
 PROGRAMACION DE CONTENIDOS

Fuente de referencia : Silabo Por Competencia – Psicología – VI ciclo

Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
Functional
mechanism

Psychological
adaptations
1. What is the process of natural selection?
Natural selection is a process in which certain biological traits become more or less common
over time.
Some traits cause animals to be better able to survive. The result in the evolution of one
living thing into another living thing, which might possess very different qualities.
2. What is a common criticism of evolutionary psychology?
Reading
Vocabulary

c B
F E
A
H
G D

Function to form
evolve

Form to function

Cross-cultural consistency
Evolutionary psychologist develop hypotheses by making observations
about human behavior.
They also try to find solutions to common human problems.
Listening

F
T
F
 Behavioral Genetics
UNIT 12

CLASS 1
What is the function of genes?

Genes hold all the information and the characteristics

of a person.

How can scientists study the effects of genes?

Scientist look at the effects of genes by stuying people

With a particular characteristic
Reading

F
T
T

Behavioral genetics focuses on

the effects of nurture and
nature
Vocabulary

D B
H G
F E
C A
Sentence similar meaning to the underlined part
• 1. The psychologist is interested in the study of genes.
__ n_t_s. genetics

2. Most behavioral geneticists prefer to use a strategy of

breaking complex things down into their simplest parts.
___d__t__n_s___p__r__c_c.
Reductionist approach
• 3. Behavioral scientist are primarly interested in the process of
determining which genes are linked to which behaviors.
Quantitive trait loci
___U___t____i___V__ ___r__y _l__C___

• 4. The best way to study “ nature versus nurture” is by

observing twins with exactly the same genes .

____ent______ identical
• What is the nature versus nurture debate?
The nature versus nurture debate tries to determine whether the
environment (nurture) or genetics (nature) has a stronger influence
on people.
Listening
Listening

Test subjects

Identical twins

I’m confused
about

Has their own

Result of
nurture

Can’t be sure
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Timothy Gilliland, Psy Jenny Dooley.-Student book & Workbook, 2009. Editorial: Express Publishing

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