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Psychology ch 4
Term | Definition |
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Aggression | physical or verbal behavior intentionally harmful |
Identical twins | a split egg and sperm with two genetically identical organisms |
Temperament | a person's emotional reactions and intensity |
Fraternal Twins | two separate eggs and sperm with the same relation as regular siblings |
Genes | passed down traits with a piece of DNA that can create proteins |
Genome | complete directions to make a person with all DNA combined |
Interaction | how one thing affects another also how it depends on another factor |
Environment | every non genetic influence from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us |
Behavior Genetics | the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior |
X Chromosome | passed from the mother and a female gene |
Chromosomes | threadlike structures of DNA that contain genes |
Y Chromosome | male chromosome |
Testosterone | extra makes a male and stimulates male growth |
Gender | biological and social characteristics defining male from female |
Mutation | random error in gene replication that leads to change |
DNA | genetic info that makes chromosomes |
Molecular Genetics | subfield of biology that studies molecular structure and function of genes |
Gender Identity | personal sense of male or female |
Role | set of norms and how people should behave |
Gender Role | expected behavior for males and females |
Social Learning Theory | people learn by observing others and copying and it is the result of either praise or scold |
Gender Typing | when people receive a traditional male or female role |
Culture | behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, traditions shared by a group that are passed down through generations |
Evolutionary Psychology | study of evolutionary behavior and it uses natural selection |
Natural Selection | traits to survive that are passed on |
Heretability | what genes we get |
Norm | understood rule that are accepted and expected behavior |
Individualism | "I" am priority |
Personal Space | buffer zones around bodies |
Collectivism | "we" are priority |