Monday, October 14, 2013
niche picking
I loved this chapter on biological foundations. Especially the section on heredity, environment and development and how they all work together to shape who we are. One part talked about niche picking~the process of deliberately seeking environments that are compatible with one's genetic makeup. This process tends to happen during childhood but more so when one is able to control their environment later on in adolescence. For example an introvert a more reserved shy person will seek activities that involve just one's self. An extrovert however will seek activities involving contact with others. I as an extrovert who has always been a "people person" have always chosen activities and situations that have included others. Some examples from childhood are girl scouts, drama club, choir, and sports. As an adult i have done volunteer work in homeless shelters, in my daughters classroom, and ultimately chose a profession of nursing. I love being around people and i love helping and making a difference in other peoples lives. What i would be interested in seeing in this whole area of heredity, environment, and development is adoption studies. To look at behavior and psychological characteristics of adopted children and see if they are more like their adoptive parents who provided a home environment or more like their biological parents who contributed to their heredity.
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Thank you for your insight fellow extrovert! Wow, I really like your research idea. I am the oldest of five and we have all been separated and adopted out. As the years go by I have met two siblings in person and one by phone. It's been my experience that even without being raised by the same adults we still share many similarities other than physical ones. That could also be related to our similar socioeconomic challenges. One thing though that I find interesting is that my mother is an addict. She has been for many years. I am an addict in recovery, I have four years sober. Two of my sisters are addicts in active addiction. It has been proven that people can be genetically predisposed to addiction. So, Coincidence? I think not.
ReplyDeleteI was interested to read in the book about how most people have different levels of introversion and extroversion. I have always been confused about how to classify myself. Like you, I have always loved helping and being around people, but it also takes a lot out of me to interact with them. While I enjoy to socialize, I draw my strength from being alone. It makes more sense now that I know that I am not necessarily an introvert or and extrovert, but somewhere on the scale.
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