Media Resources

Watch and learn! Carefully selected media links and video chapter summaries by Laura Levine and Joyce Munsch will help bring key concepts and theories to life, preparing you for your studies and exams. 

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  • 4.1 - Nature Through Nurture
    This video introduces the idea that genes and the environment interact to produce a human behavior

  • 4.2 - The History of Research on Genetics
    An animated history of the study of the human genome from Mendel to the current day.

  • 4.3 - Differences in Identical Twins
    This video discusses the differences between identical twins that may result from more than just differences in their environment. When comparing the genomes of twins, researchers found genetic differences between the identical twins in their DNA.

  • 4.4 - Sickle Cell Anemia
    This video describes the genetic disorder sickle cell anemia, which is the most common genetic disease in America.

  • 4.5 - Down Syndrome
    A description of the abilities and challenges of people with Down Syndrome

  • 4.6 - Genetic Tests
    A short explanation of the types of prenatal testing available to pregnant women to determine if there are genetic or chromosomal abnormalities present.

  • 4.8 - Passive Gene Environmental Interaction
    A video, just for fun, showing Evel Knievel and his son Robbie jumping the fountains as Caesar's Palace, an example of passive gene environment interaction.

  • 4.10 - Cultural Differences
    Discussion of Individualism and Collectivism as evidenced in different cultures.

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