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Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Behavior geneticists | people who study our differences and weigh the effects |
| Environment | every non-genetic influence from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us |
| chromosomes | threadlike structures made of DNA that contain genes |
| DNA | complex molecule containing genetic |
| Genes | small segments of the giant DNA molecules |
| Genome | the complete instructions for making an organism |
| Identical Twins | twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two |
| Fraternal Twins | twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs |
| Temperaments | emotional excitability |
| Heritability | extent to which variation among individuals can be attributed to their different genes |
| interactions | the interplay that occurs when one factor depends on another factor |
| molecular genetics | studies of the molecular structure of genes |
| evolutionary psychologist | the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind |
| natural selection | those that can reproduce more and survive more will most likely have traits passed on to future generations |
| mutations | random error in gene replication that leads to change |
| culture | behavior, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group |
| norms | rules for accepted and expected behavior |
| personal space | the zone we like to maintain around us |
| individualism | giving priority to one's own goals and identity over the groups |
| collectivism | giving priorities to goals of the group instead of personal goals and identity |
| aggression | physical and verbal behavior intended to hurt someone |
| X chromosome | chromosome from mother |
| Y chromosome | chromosome only in males |
| testosterone | most important of the male sex hormones |
| role | set of expectations about a social position |
| gender role | set of expected behaviors for males or for females |
| gender identity | sense of being male or female |
| gender typing | the acquisition of a traditional masculine or female role |
| social learning theory | the theory that we learn from social behavior and observing it by intimidating it. |
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