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Child Psychology 1/c/e
Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition
E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough
Heredity and the Environment

Critical Thinking Questions



1

Describe any potential ethical issue that might arise when genetic testing is used.
 
2

What are some psychological consequences for families receiving fertility treatments?
 
3

Explain how genotypes drive experience.
 
4

What relevance does the field of human behaviour genetics have for the field of child psychology?
 
5

In 1926, John B. Watson argued that "Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specific world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select ..." (see page 75 of your textbook by Hetherington, Parke, and Schmuckler, 2003). In your opinion, is this a boastful comment? Which of the major themes of your course does this comment reflect?
 




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