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Myers Module 5
Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Environment | every nongenetical influence, from prenatal to people and things around us |
| Behavior genetics | the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. |
| Chromosomes | threadlike structures make of DNA molecules that contain genes |
| DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) | a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosome |
| Genes | small segments of DNA molecule; the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein. |
| Genome | the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all genetic material |
| Identical twins | twins who developed from single sperm and egg that splits in two |
| Fraternal twins | twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. |
| Temperament | a person’s characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity |
| Interaction | in psyc, occurs when the effect of one factor depends on another factor. |
| Evolutionary Psychology | the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection. |
| Natural Selection | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations (fox example) |
| Mutation | a random error in gene replication that leads to a change. |
| Gender | in psyc, the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female |
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