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Show Thursday, January 12, 1989 Chronicle - Page Two Genes influence environment, prof says By Christian Aggeler Chronicle staff writer A guest lecturer put a new twist on the old question of "heredity vs. research" Wednesday during a lecture at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Sandra Scarr, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, presented her unique theory of development during a talk titled "How Genes and Environment Work Together." The environment provided by a child's parents has at least some impact on his or her development, Scan said. Children with parents having a larger vocabulary, for example, may grow up with verbal skills, she added. According to Scarr, however, the major factors in development lie with the child. "We're individuals, and we're different in the wavs we respond to our environment," she explained. Genetic differences are related to what a child encounters, Scarr said. A certain type of genetic makeup will be attracted to certain activities and experiences that a different type of genetic makeup would avoid. above-averag- e, Such "voluntary" development is particularly obvious in the "mainstream U.S.," where children are able to select their own activities such as little league or piano ;:;; lessons. , , . "People largely determine their own development Scarr explained. , 8:00 a.m. Saturday, January 14 . Zion Lutheran Church 1070 Foothill Drive Designed for persons with no prior knowledge of avalanches. Morning lecture; afternoon practice in the mountains. Dress warmly. No skis or snowshoes necessary. Bring your own lunch. Everyone welcome. Optional small donation requested. Sponsored by the Wasatch Mountain Club and the Salt Lake Group of the Sierra Club . Action, adventure and incredible special effects are combined in Dutch director Paul Verhoeven's Flesh and Blood, Soldier of Orange) shocking new fantasythriller. 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Be an office volunteer on Tuesday mornings or Fridays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ic proof. Scarr pointed to several studies finding similarities between adopted siblings growing up together to be fewer than similarities between natural siblings who grew up separately. Such findings would only seem natural in view of Scarr's theory. Children who lived together but who had different genetic makeups would "choose" separate paths of development Scarr said her theory would also explain bizarre tales of similarity between twins separated at birth. Such occurrences would only seem natural between people with similar hereditary traits. "It's up to the individual to create a correlation between nim or her and the environment," Scarr said. or 581-561- 7 AIDS-relate- 581-481- -- Bangerter - ' .. 4 Spetters if a A New Shakespeare Players' Production mw mm - w' ' 1. from page one The governor rebutted Williams' assertions by saying, "Expenditures will always meet the available income." He then took issue with Williams' percentage figure, saying his office has just completed a salary survey that indicates the salaries are 4 percent to 5 percent behind, not 14 percent. Also, Bangerter said if he hadn't refunded the surplus to the voters, "it would have fueled the tax initiative fire." The governor noted the recent tax initiative movement was voted down because "people felt it went too far," not because it didn t have merit. He warned that the tax issue is still ripe in the voters' minds and "we have to guard against another fire . . . and my budget was directed toward that." Still, he said, his current budget is the "most optimistic budget I've seen in three years." "The Utah economy is doing much better," he continued, explaining that Utah needs about 20,000 new jobs each year to keep the economy improving. Last year there were 22,000 new jobs created and if the national economy holds, that rate will be maintained, he said. :Kr'v.v:.;-,w Speaking about the challenge of being a leader, Bangerter jokingly said he wants to be a philosopher when he is no longer governor, "because when you philosophize you can say any damn thing you wan because you don't have to balance the budget." ...... sasssaafc. C . . Volunteer! " Even though the notion of environment resulting from genetics might seem odd, it is not without scientif- AVALANCHE CLASS WITH ASUU PRESENTS TWO FILMS BY PAUL VERHOEVEN UNION MOVIES IN CONJUNCTION Be a Wild Thing. January sal 5-2- 2 TM0L(E MM t A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill 1 Hi- - It Villi IQIUIO- - ill (H"Wili'i ,n it ' hree LA r L young working men dream of breaking into the B world class motocross racing circuit.1 While at the m races, the boys meet Fientje, an equally determined and seductive young woman. 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