"Psychology", David G. Myers. 8th edition 2007. 31 vocab
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| 124060045 | environment | every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us | |
| 124060046 | behavior genetics | the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior | |
| 124060047 | individualism | giving priority to one's own goals over group goals, and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications | |
| 124060048 | gender | in psychology, the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female | |
| 124060049 | genome | the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism's chromosomes | |
| 124060050 | genes | the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein | |
| 124060051 | DNA | a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes | |
| 124060052 | chromosomes | threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes | |
| 124060053 | interaction | the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity) | |
| 124060054 | heritability | The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. The ________ of a trait may vary, depending on the range of populations and environments studied. | |
| 124060055 | temperament | a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity | |
| 124060056 | fraternal twins | twins who develop from separate eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment | |
| 124060057 | identical twins | twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms | |
| 124060058 | personal space | the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies | |
| 124060059 | norm | an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior | |
| 124060060 | culture | the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next | |
| 124060061 | mutation | a random error in gene replication that leads to a change | |
| 124060062 | 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 | |
| 124060063 | evolutionary psychology | the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection. | |
| 124060064 | molecular genetics | the subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes | |
| 124060065 | gender schema theory | theory that children learn from their cultures a concept of what it means to be male and female and that they adjust their behaviors accordingly | |
| 124060066 | social learning theory | the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished | |
| 124060067 | gender typing | the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role | |
| 124060068 | gender role | a set of expected behaviors for males and for females | |
| 124060069 | gender identity | one's sense of being male or female | |
| 124060070 | role | a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave | |
| 124060071 | testosterone | the most important of the male sex hormones. Both males and females have it, but the additional _________ in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty. | |
| 124060072 | y chromosome | the sex chromosome found only in males. When paired with an X chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child. | |
| 124060073 | x chromosome | the sex chromosome found in both men and women. females have two. Males have one. | |
| 124060074 | aggression | any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy | |
| 124060075 | collectivism | giving priority to the goals of one's group (often one's extended family or work group) and defining one's identity accordingly |
