Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Hereditary Influence on Intelligence
After reading chapter 8, I began to realize how my experiences and interactions with others have influenced the way that I behave and learn new information. I am very similar to my father, and the section on hereditary influence piqued my curiosity. I find it interesting that behaviors and intelligence can be inherited, because I never considered in the past that it was more than a behavioral trait learned because of observational learning. I guess, looking back, it makes sense to me. I spent most of my time as a child with my mother, but yet, I am more like my father. I also find it interesting that my brother is more like my mother when it comes to their personalities, so I find it interesting how genetics have an impact on intelligence and behavior within families.
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I do believe that the environment in which you grown up and the people around you influence the way you eventually think and do things. Everyone always says that I look like my father but everything else is similar to my mother. When I was little, both of my parents worked an hour away from our town where we lived so I would stay with my grandma, who was my mom's mom. Because I was spending so much time with my grandma, I began to do things the way my grandma did and be almost in the same mindset. I have also inherited many ways and thoughts from my mother. These two women have influenced me greatly and we are now very similar in thought and action, because I spent so much time with the two of them in my lifetime.
ReplyDeleteSo, although I may look like my father, it is true that everything else is mostly dominated by my grandmother and her daughter's influence.
I find it interesting how much environment really shapes us as a person. As a child I spent most of my time with my mother because my dad had a crazy work schedule. Now I can see my personality reflects my mother's personality. Also, some of the habits she has were been picked up by me. I learn, organize, and solve problems just like my mother does.
ReplyDeleteGoing along with what Emily posted above, I too am more like my father in the sense that our personality is very much alike. He and I have many of the same views, and those which we do not agree on, we have the same manner in which we express out opinions. When I was a young child, I used to spend the majority of my time with my mom, and my brother spent the majority of his time playing sports with my dad. Now I see that this didn't quite effect the person that we grew up to be. Stephen, my brother, is more easygoing, laid back, and quiet, like my mom. I on the other hand am more outgoing, outspoken, and independent, like my dad. I think that it is interesting that the person that my brother and I spent the most time with growing up, did not directly effect the person that we grew up to become.
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