USC Social Psychology (MWF 1:30-2:30 class)

[daniellearellano]

Number 1 Question for today (8/22/09): Good for 20 points!

Is there such thing as good and bad genes that could influence man's behavior? Why and why not?


Deadline for submission is before 12 MN!

(1).
A gene can be defined as a region of DNA that controls a hereditary characteristic. It usually corresponds to a sequence used in the production of a specific protein or RNA.
A gene carries biological information in a form that must be copied and transmitted from each cell to all its progeny.
Genes

>>> In my opinion sir, there is a good and a bad gene that affects one’s behavior. Good genes that we may inherit from our parents (for example) are their good traits. And the bad genes are their bad traits. But for me sir, the “bad” genes may not result to a bad behavior. According to our Psyc 103 class sir, Nature and Nurture always go together. So if those bad genes that you inherit from your parents (or ancestors) are not corrected, that may really result to a bad behavior.

[regnauld]

(1).
A gene can be defined as a region of DNA that controls a hereditary characteristic. It usually corresponds to a sequence used in the production of a specific protein or RNA.
A gene carries biological information in a form that must be copied and transmitted from each cell to all its progeny.
Genes

>>> In my opinion sir, there is a good and a bad gene that affects one’s behavior. Good genes that we may inherit from our parents (for example) are their good traits. And the bad genes are their bad traits. But for me sir, the “bad” genes may not result to a bad behavior. According to our Psyc 103 class sir, Nature and Nurture always go together. So if those bad genes that you inherit from your parents (or ancestors) are not corrected, that may really result to a bad behavior.

ok 10 points...I will ask a question in relation to this answer tomorrow!

[kisjmsajme]

OT:

Please count all your points! How many of you got 60 points and above? You need 300 points to get 1.0 in Chapter 5!

i've got 95 points alredy sir!

[Mhaven]

OT:

Please count all your points! How many of you got 60 points and above? You need 300 points to get 1.0 in Chapter 5!

hi sir...
uhmmm
75 na ko sir

pero naa pa ka wala ma checkan sa akong giansweran sir:
GENES, GENDER and CULTURE in SOCIAL INFLUENCE
factors in social influence:

Charisma
Social influence can also be described as power - the ability to influence a person/group of people to one's own will. Usually people who possess beauty, significant sums of money, good jobs and so on will possess social influence on other, "ordinary" people. So even if the person doesn't possess any "real" or political power but possesses the things listed above (good looks, money, etc.), he could persuade other people into doing something. However, good looks are not solely why attractive people are able to exert more influence than average looking people, e.g. confidence is the by-product of good looks. Therefore, the individual's self-esteem and perceived Persona is the critical factor in determining the amount of influence one exerts.
Reputation
Those perceived as experts may exert social influence as a result of their perceived expertise. This involves credibility, a form of social influence from which one draws upon the notion of trust. People believe an individual to be credible for a variety of reasons, such as perceived experience, attractiveness, etc. Additionally, pressure to maintain one's reputation and not be viewed as fringe may increase the tendency to agree with the group, known as groupthink.
Peer pressure
In the case of peer pressure, a person is convinced to do something (such as illegal drugs) which they might not want to do, but which they perceive as "necessary" to keep a positive relationship with other people, such as their friends.

In my own Opinion:
Social influene is when an individual’s thoughts and actions are affected by the people around them. It takes in many forms such as: peer pressure, conformity and persuation. As what I have learned, genes are inherited from our parents. This is because these are inborn skills that are unique from the others. Some of these are our attitudes. Second, our genders are the roles in a society that is attached to us. Lastly, culture is that we are part of a certain group of people that greatly define us as a person.


-mhavz-

[sheenatulda]

Let us review again CHAPTER 5 (GENES, CULTURE and GENDER)

How are We influenced by Human Nature and Cultural Diversity?

* Genes, Evolution and Behavior
* Culture and Behavior
- Cultural Diversity
- Norms: Expected Behavior
- Cultural Similarity

For my next question:

Is there such thing as good and bad genes that could influence man's behavior? Why and why not?
This is good for 20 points!

Second question:

How do you value Cultural Diversity? 20 points!
Remember do not COPY PASTE unless you have your own reaction and original comments!

Deadline for submission is before 12 MN!

QUESTION # 1:

This text is from : " Nature Plus Nurture Equals Destiny:Genes strongly influence behavior but do not control it"

A battery of geneticists, psychologists, philosophers and legal experts debated these deeply controversial questions at a recent conference on behavioral genetics, the study of genes and human behavior.
The consensus was clear: Genes strongly influence behavior but do not control it. Neither does a person's environment - family, upbringing, life experiences - completely determine who he or she will turn out to be.

"Genes make certain behaviors more likely, but genes don't automatically lead to actions," said Gregory Kaebnick, co-director of a National Institutes of Health-sponsored project on genetic ties and the future of the family. "We can still believe in free will."

"Genes set the stage, but our brains - not our genes - ultimately control our behavior," said Stephen Hyman, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md.

Disease is also a product of both genes (sometimes known as nature) and environment (sometimes known as nurture). For example, genes may make a woman more likely to get breast cancer or a man prostate cancer, but environmental factors, such as diet or smoking, play a large role.

"Most diseases have important environmental components," said Dr. Kenneth Schaffner, an expert on medical ethics at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. "It's not just the genes."
Schaffner summed up the dominant view: "The nature OR nurture debate concludes with a nature AND nurture answer."

REACTION: as what was said, our genes strongly influences our behavior, it does not control or leads us to action. for me, there is no such thing as good or bad gene. "its not just the gene!" as what was said, but it is more likely to be a nature-nurture relationship. the way our parents raise us, the styles and values they've taught us, will be most likely that we adapt as a person. the traits that we carry from our genes, does not influence us fully. but rather it is more on the nature-nurture that forms us as a person.

[regnauld]

hi sir...
uhmmm
75 na ko sir

pero naa pa ka wala ma checkan sa akong giansweran sir:
GENES, GENDER and CULTURE in SOCIAL INFLUENCE
factors in social influence:

Charisma
Social influence can also be described as power - the ability to influence a person/group of people to one's own will. Usually people who possess beauty, significant sums of money, good jobs and so on will possess social influence on other, "ordinary" people. So even if the person doesn't possess any "real" or political power but possesses the things listed above (good looks, money, etc.), he could persuade other people into doing something. However, good looks are not solely why attractive people are able to exert more influence than average looking people, e.g. confidence is the by-product of good looks. Therefore, the individual's self-esteem and perceived Persona is the critical factor in determining the amount of influence one exerts.
Reputation
Those perceived as experts may exert social influence as a result of their perceived expertise. This involves credibility, a form of social influence from which one draws upon the notion of trust. People believe an individual to be credible for a variety of reasons, such as perceived experience, attractiveness, etc. Additionally, pressure to maintain one's reputation and not be viewed as fringe may increase the tendency to agree with the group, known as groupthink.
Peer pressure
In the case of peer pressure, a person is convinced to do something (such as illegal drugs) which they might not want to do, but which they perceive as "necessary" to keep a positive relationship with other people, such as their friends.

In my own Opinion:
Social influene is when an individual’s thoughts and actions are affected by the people around them. It takes in many forms such as: peer pressure, conformity and persuation. As what I have learned, genes are inherited from our parents. This is because these are inborn skills that are unique from the others. Some of these are our attitudes. Second, our genders are the roles in a society that is attached to us. Lastly, culture is that we are part of a certain group of people that greatly define us as a person.


-mhavz-

10 points for this!

Please Check your spelling on persuasion!

[lordleeon]

ok 10 points for you.

However, we need FACTS and EVIDENCE and EVOLUTION is based on FACTS and EVIDENCE. It has never been proven yet that man came from apes but it has been proven according to Charles Darwin that we have COMMON ANCESTORS!

Pero sir, is there any facts related to genes na we have common ancestors? Sa ako man gud sir, maka ingon nalang guro si Charles Darwin ana because gi derive lang guro niya sa scientific theories like big bang theory, like continental drift theory. Pero sa ako lang jud point of view sir, there is no thing such as evolution. All are theories. There are no concrete answers but because mao na ang views sa other people, mao na ang majority nga gi believe sa people, mao nang murag normal nalang siya. Am iright sir?

[regnauld]

QUESTION # 1:

This text is from : " Nature Plus Nurture Equals Destiny:Genes strongly influence behavior but do not control it"

A battery of geneticists, psychologists, philosophers and legal experts debated these deeply controversial questions at a recent conference on behavioral genetics, the study of genes and human behavior.
The consensus was clear: Genes strongly influence behavior but do not control it. Neither does a person's environment - family, upbringing, life experiences - completely determine who he or she will turn out to be.

"Genes make certain behaviors more likely, but genes don't automatically lead to actions," said Gregory Kaebnick, co-director of a National Institutes of Health-sponsored project on genetic ties and the future of the family. "We can still believe in free will."

"Genes set the stage, but our brains - not our genes - ultimately control our behavior," said Stephen Hyman, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md.

Disease is also a product of both genes (sometimes known as nature) and environment (sometimes known as nurture). For example, genes may make a woman more likely to get breast cancer or a man prostate cancer, but environmental factors, such as diet or smoking, play a large role.

"Most diseases have important environmental components," said Dr. Kenneth Schaffner, an expert on medical ethics at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. "It's not just the genes."
Schaffner summed up the dominant view: "The nature OR nurture debate concludes with a nature AND nurture answer."

REACTION: as what was said, our genes strongly influences our behavior, it does not control or leads us to action. for me, there is no such thing as good or bad gene. "its not just the gene!" as what was said, but it is more likely to be a nature-nurture relationship. the way our parents raise us, the styles and values they've taught us, will be most likely that we adapt as a person. the traits that we carry from our genes, does not influence us fully. but rather it is more on the nature-nurture that forms us as a person.

Ok very good source and reaction! 20 points!

[daniellearellano]

ok 10 points...I will ask a question in relation to this answer tomorrow!

ngeekz!..kaw sir ha,,mali ako answer sir?..

thank you sa points sir!..

[regnauld]

Pero sir, is there any facts related to genes na we have common ancestors? Sa ako man gud sir, maka ingon nalang guro si Charles Darwin ana because gi derive lang guro niya sa scientific theories like big bang theory, like continental drift theory. Pero sa ako lang jud point of view sir, there is no thing such as evolution. All are theories. There are no concrete answers but because mao na ang views sa other people, mao na ang majority nga gi believe sa people, mao nang murag normal nalang siya. Am iright sir?

EVOLUTION is already a FACT as most scientists would agree! The SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY already supported this!

Some would say its both but most scientists say its a FACT!