Psychology Review Group 6 - Thomas C, John D, Jahnethen Shee, Kohl WalsinNature V. Nurture Genetic Inheritance on behavior has been studied through correlational studies MZ (identical) and DZ (non-identical) twins are often used - (Bouchard 1990) Correlation found is the concordance rate Family study betters represents population (different degrees of shared DNA) Adoption studies - direct comparison of environmental and genetic - Selective Placement might obscureTheory of natural selection - Favorable behavior is passed down (Darwin) Over generations, species change - adaptation (On the Origin of Species) The Descent of Man (1871) argued that humans are similar to other animals Matsuzawa (2007) examined chimps with spatial memory - no decline with time Fessler (2006) looked at pregnant women and disgust - safe against food Curtis et al. (2004) disgust for harmful - Disgust decreased with age, and females were naturally higher