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| 11954082229 | Nativists | psychologists who emphasize genes and inborn characteristics or nature | 0 | |
| 11954082230 | Empiritics | psychologists who focus on learning and experience or nurture | 1 | |
| 11954082231 | evolutionary psychology | emphasizes the evolutionary mechanisms that may help explain commonalities in language learning, attention, perception, memory, sexual behavior, emotion, reasoning, etc. | 2 | |
| 11954082232 | behavioral genetics | An interdisciplinary field that studies the influence of genetic factors on behavioral traits. | 3 | |
| 11954082233 | genes | basic functional units of heredity | 4 | |
| 11954082234 | chromosomes | rod-shaped structures that carry genes in every cell's nucleus | 5 | |
| 11954082235 | DNA | chromosomal molecule that transfers genetic characteristics by way of coded instructions for the structure of proteins | 6 | |
| 11954082236 | Genome | The full set of genes in each cell of an organism | 7 | |
| 11954082237 | Linkage studies | Studies that look for patterns of inheritance of genetic markers in large families in which a particular condition is common | 8 | |
| 11954082238 | Genetic markers | A segment of DNA that varies among individuals, has a known location on a chromosome, and can function as a genetic landmark for a gene involved in a physical or mental condition | 9 | |
| 11954082239 | Genotype | genetic makeup | 10 | |
| 11954082240 | Phenotype | physical characteristics | 11 | |
| 11954082241 | Punnett square | diagram that shows the gene combos possible from a genetic cross | 12 | |
| 11954082242 | Evolution | A change in gene frequency within a pop. over many generations | 13 | |
| 11954082243 | Natural selection | Individuals with genetically influenced traits that are adaptive in a particular environment tend to survive and reproduce more than other individuals | 14 | |
| 11954082244 | 5 innate human characteristics | Infant reflexes, an interest in novelty, a desire to explore and manipulate objects, an impulse to play and fool around, basic cognitive skills | 15 | |
| 11954082249 | Language | a set of rules for combining elements that are inherently meaningless into utterances that convey meaning | 16 | |
| 11954082250 | Syntax | rules of grammar that govern word order and other linguistic features that determine the role a word plays in a sentence | 17 | |
| 11954082251 | Naom Chomsky | Argued that the brain must contain a Language Acquisition Device (an innate module that allows young children to develop language if they're exposed to an adequate sampling of conversation | 18 | |
| 11954082252 | Language acquisition device | an innate mental module that allows young children to develop language if they are exposed to an adequate sampling of conversation | 19 | |
| 11954082253 | Universal grammar | children are born w/ it, their brains are sensitive to the core features common to all languages | 20 | |
| 11954082259 | Phonemes | smallest distinctive sound in a spoken language | 21 | |
| 11954082260 | Morphemes | smallest unit of language that carries meaning (word or part of a word) | 22 | |
| 11954082261 | Grammar | the system of rules in a language that enable us to communicate w/ and understand others | 23 | |
| 11954082262 | Semantics | rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences | 24 | |
| 11954082263 | Critical period | biologically determined, in language dev. during the first few years of life | 25 | |
| 11954082264 | Instincts | behaviors relatively uninfluenced by learning that occur in all members of a species | 26 | |
| 11954082265 | Sociobiology | interdisciplinary field that emphasizes evolutionary explanations of social behavior in animals | 27 | |
| 11954082266 | Sociobiologists contend | We act in ways that maximize our chances of passing on our genes | 28 | |
| 11954082268 | What do men tend to look for in a partner? | Youth and beauty | 29 | |
| 11954161884 | What do women tend to look for in a partner? | Financial resources, status, & commitment | 30 | |
| 11954082270 | Evolution may have instilled in us a tendency to select a mate based on _______ and ________. | Similarity, proximity | 31 | |
| 11954082271 | Social Darwinism | notion that the wealthy and successful are more "re productively fit" than other people. | 32 | |
| 11954082272 | Heritibility | The extent to which differences among people are attributed to genes | 33 | |
| 11954082273 | Is asthma genetic or heritable? | Heritable | 34 | |
| 11954082276 | What is an example of heritable traits being modified by the environment? | Malnourished kids don't grow as tall | 35 | |
| 11954082279 | Set point | the weight at which your body is comfortable | 36 | |
| 11954082280 | Fat cells | store fat for energy | 37 | |
| 11954082281 | Basal metabolic rate | the rate at which the body burns calories | 38 | |
| 11954082282 | Leptin | high levels= full low levels= hungry | 39 | |
| 11954082283 | Lateral hypothalamus | feeding system, if stimulated you want to eat, if not you aren't hungry | 40 | |
| 11954082284 | Ventromedial hypothalamus | stop system, tells you you're full | 41 | |
| 11954082285 | Intelligence quotient (IQ) | derived from norms provided for standardized intelligence tests | 42 | |
| 11954082286 | Old IQ method | MA (mental age)/CA (chronological age) times 100 | 43 | |
| 11954082288 | Adoption studies show | the scores of adopted children are more highly correlated with those of their birth parents than their adoptive parents | 44 | |
| 11954209158 | Twin studies show | Identical twins' IQ scores are more highly correlated than those of fraternal twins | 45 | |
| 11954082289 | Brain-scan studies show | Gray matter volume is highly heritable | 46 | |
| 11954082291 | The environmental influences that can have a negative impact on mental ability are: | poor prenatal care, malnutrition, exposure to toxins, stressful family circumstances | 47 | |
| 11954082292 | What can raise mental performance? | a healthy and stimulating environment | 48 | |
| 11954082296 | Phenylketonuria (PKU) | prevents the body from assimilating protein and causes mental retardation solution: limit protein intake | 49 |
