Jounals
Essay by review • February 8, 2011 • Essay • 358 Words (2 Pages) • 937 Views
Kelly Theken
Articles
Article #1
This article is about how Dr. Meaney ran some test on rats to see how their behavior changes. He found that the baby rats that were taking away form the mother for 15 minutes a day changed. When they came back they forced the mother to give them more attention, which changed the hormone level and their behavior for life. They say it is the same in humans. I think that is definitely true. I believe that your upbringing has a effect on your personality. One example is the difference between my boyfriend and me. He is the third child out of six and I am the only one. I think this effects us because his mother didn't get to spend time with him like mine did. He tends to have more anger than I do. In this article they also did a study on monkeys and alcoholism. They say if your upbringing had an alcoholic then you can become an alcoholic yourself or become angry. At the end of the article they our stating how they would like to study humans over animals.
Article #2
This article is basically an answer to the question "Development of Personality in Early and Middle Adulthood: Set Like Plaster or Persistent Change?". They state in the article that personality traits do change through adulthood. The article shows us a study they did using 1320,515 people that range in age from 21-60. The traits that change are conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, and extraversion. They are constantly changing through adulthood. They say that personality traits change more after 30 than before. I found this article to be very interesting.
Article #3
This article is a passage from a journal article by David C. Rowe. It is a sign of proof that personalities could be a genetic trait. The article states that criminal activity is caused by our upbringing and possibly that it is a genetic flaw. This article shows that it is not only personality traits but maybe a neurological response. I personally think that crime has nothing to do with the parents themselves but the environment that you are placed in.
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