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Assignment: Epigenetic Influences on Personality Development
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, watch the film DNA is Not Destiny: How the Outside Gets Under the Skin, read the Hurley (2013) Trait Vs. Fate, read the Gartstein and Skinner (2018) Prenatal Influences on Temperament Development: The Role of Environmental Epigenetics, read the Buso, Andrei, and Popescu (2020) Allostatic Neuroplasticity and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Personality Development, and review the University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center's Lick Your Rats. The recommended resources also provide additional information on these topics that may be helpful.
In this week's required resources, you learned that while genes have a lot to say about who we are, environmental factors, particularly parental behavior, can shape the behavior of offspring on a biochemical level. In your initial post of a minimum of 500 words:
Briefly describe the research that has been done with rat mothers to illustrate this phenomenon.
Be specific about the maternal behaviors and correlated biochemical changes to their offspring. This section demonstrates that you understand what research has been conducted and what the results mean, so be sure to go beyond quoting.
Name three things from the film DNA is Not Destiny: How the Outside Gets Under the Skin: one that surprised you, one that frustrated you, and one that inspired you to look deeper into this topic.