source:futuritybyGeorgeFoulshamUCSantaBarbara 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文贴在评论处或发在自己的心理圈内。请领稿的小伙伴,尽量在一个星期内完成翻译,谢谢!! Whatmakesonepersonintrovertedandanotherthelifeoftheparty?Newresearchsuggestssocialexperiencesnotjustheredityplayabigrole。 “Thefundamentalquestionofthestudyisoneoforigins,”saysAaronLukaszewski,apostdoctoralscholaratUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andthepaper’sleadauthor。“Whydopeoplevaryfromoneanother?Andwhydoesitseemthatsomedifferencesareinnatetheymanifestearlyandpersistoverthecourseofaperson’slife? “Dopersonalityvariationsarisefromgeneticdifferences,orasafunctionofinteractioncontingencysystemsastheyinteractwiththesocialenvironment?” Thenewstudy,publishedinthePersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletin,representsthefirstempiricalresearchthatcomparesgeneticdifferenceswithbehavioralstrategiesbasedoncuesresultingfromparticularcharacteristics。 “Ifyou’regettingfeedbackthatsaysyou’reattractive,itmakessensetoplayanextravertedstrategy,”saysJamesRoney,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,andthepaper’scoauthor。“Ifyou’regettingfeedbackthatyou’relessattractive,thenitmakessensetobeintroverted。Thesameistrueforstrength,especiallyformen。” Researcherstestedwhetherthevariablesofstrengthandattractiveness actuallypredictedextraversionlevels。Theyfoundthat,betweenthesexesandamongthedifferentsamples,thevariablesexplainedapproximately20to40percentofthevariance。 “Andthat’squitealot,”saysRoney。“Ifyoulookatindividualgenesthathavebeenidentified,typicallytheydon’texplainmorethan1to3percentofthevarianceinatraitlikeextraversion。” Intheirstudy,theresearchersalsolookedataspecificandrogenreceptorgenethatmightpredictextraversion。Thisgeneencodesforthereceptorforandrogens,suchasthehormonetestosterone。“Butthere’savarianceinthegenesequencebetweendifferentindividuals,”notesRoney。 ThelengthoftheCytosineAdenineGuanine(CAG)codonrepeatonthegeneseemstobeassociatedwiththeandrogenreceptorlevelofactivity,hecontinued。“Theshorterthenumberoftheserepeats,themoreactivethereceptoris。Thismeansthatiftwomenhadexactlythesametestosterone,theonewhohadtheshorternumberofrepeatswouldconvertthatsameamountoftestosteroneintolargereffectssuchasgreatermusclemassbecausethereceptorsaredoingmorewiththesameamountofhormone。” Lukaszewskiadds:“Themodelwe’reworkingwithsaystherewillbeindividualgenesthathaveaneffectonthingslikeextraversionandintroversion,butthebulkofthevarianceisgoingtobeexplainedbydevelopmentalprocessesbywhichyougetfeedbackaboutthebeststrategytoplay。Andwethinktraitslikestrengthandattractivenessmightbethoseinvolvedinthatkindofcalibration。”