Categories: Educational psychology

Theories Of Heredity

1. The Continuity of the Germ Plasm Theory

FOUNDER :- Weisman

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germ plasma is transmitted from generation to generation.
parents are the trustee of germ plasma rather than producer of child.
He experimented on Rats , he cuts the tails of rats but they recovered tails in successive generation and the rats have tails again.
After that he believed that Intelligent parents mostly have intelligent children.

critised by :- Mcdongalli and Pavlove

2. Galton’s theory of Heredity

FOUNDER :- Sir Francis Galton

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Heredity of child does not go mainly to immediate parents but to his remote ancestors as well as only 50% of heredity is due to parents rest 25% to his /her grand parents and rest 25% to still higher ancestors.

3. Mendel’s Theory of Heredity

FOUNDER :- Gregor Mendel

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experiment on Peas & rats ( white & grey )
hybrids when they come to form their own sperms or egg produce pure parental types with dominant characteristics.
Gregor Mendel propounded laws of heredity https://elitetaks.org.in/laws-of-heredity-in-educational-psychology/

4. Darwin’s Theory of Heredity

FOUNDER :- Sir Charles Darwin

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according to this theory, the universe and life in all its aspects are a product of development. He has explained in his book ” Origin Of The Species https://amzn.to/3Qhi3CH‘

5. Lamarck’s Theory of Heredity

FOUNDER :- Lamarck

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all living being has an inner urge to fulfill his need and make changes in environment, this urge bring changes in organ of body & transmitted to the coming generation.

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