Читать книгу Lifespan Development - Tara L. Kuther - Страница 144

To answer the following questions, begin by thinking about how your own development reflects interactions among your genes and sociocultural context. Then, describe a skill, ability, or hobby in which you excel.

1 How might a passive gene–environment correlation account for this ability? For example, in what ways has the context in which you were raised shaped this ability?

2 In what ways might this ability be influenced by an evocative genetic environment correlation?

3 Provide an example of how this ability might reflect an active gene–environment correlation.

4 Which genetic environment correlation do you think most accurately accounts for your skill, ability, or hobby?

5 How might you apply the epigenetic framework to account for your ability?