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S2 psychology ch:3

chapter 3 vocab

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Behavior Genetics Studies relative effects of our genes and our environments on our individual differences in behavior and mental process
Behavior Geneticists Study differences and weigh the relative effects of heredity and environment.
Evolutionary Psychology Studies behaviors, emotions, and thinking capacities that seemingly allowed our distant ancestors to survive, reproduce, and send their genes into the future
Environment Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us
Behavior Genetics Studies relative effects of our genes and our environments on our individual differences in behavior and mental process
Behavior Geneticists Study differences and weigh the relative effects of heredity and environment.
Evolutionary Psychology Studies behaviors, emotions, and thinking capacities that seemingly allowed our distant ancestors to survive, reproduce, and send their genes into the future
Environment Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us
Genome The complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes
Chromosomes Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
DNA A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes
Chromosomes Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
Genes 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 the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes
Ident Twins
DNA A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes
Genes 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 the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes
Ident Twins
Fraternal twins Twins whom develop from seperate fraternalized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brother and sisters, but they share a fetal environment
Temperament A persons characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity
Heretibility The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. It depends on the range of populations and environment studies
Interaction The effect of one factor depends on another
Parenting Does have an affect on biologically related and unrelated children
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