Chapter 4*

This chapter was pretty interesting to read because I learned about different interactions between males and females relating to sexual attitudes and different preferences. I also thought it was interesting to read about the different factors contributing to twins and their similarities and differences. Another thing I found interesting was the part about adoption and how much adopted children inherit there traits from their adoptive parents.

I thought it was interesting to read about how males are more likely to have casual sex with one or more women at the same time and be okay with it. This was more interesting than surprising to me. This is because I had an idea that males had less of a problem with committing to someone than females, but I didn't know that it was actually a fact. It's also interesting to know that men are more likely than women to get jealous over their partners having sexual relations with someone other than them.

It was very interesting to learn about the different twin traits because it's something that I have never really thought about before. My favorite part was to read about how twins can be separated at birth (without any knowledge of each other) and still turn out strangely similar. Right down to the name of their wives.. I just think it's bizarre that things like that can happen. This is a result of shared genes and the way your genes come into interaction with the environment. Your experiences shape who you are, but you still have the basic foundation of yourself which comes right back down to one thing: Genes!

The reason that the adoption section was interesting to me is because I've been around the "situation" before. My dad is adopted and we have always wondered how different things would have turned out if he had been raised by his biological parents. For one: I probably wouldn't be alive. This is because with different parents, there are always different situations and different experiences. For another, I am the only one in my family with red hair. If my dad was not adopted ( and I still had been born) then we would possibly know where this "odd" trait came from. This is odd because on both sides of my family I am the only one with red hair and as far back as we look, everyone has had either blonde or brown hair. This is interesting because in the book it says that genetic traits are inherited from biological parents, but different parents provide different values and experiences for their children.

I liked this chapter because it was very informative about a lot of popular topics that the typical person doesn't know a lot about. I like to think that I have a better understanding of why people are the way they are and how different factors can affect the way you turn out. Weird, but cool.