"Psychology", David G. Myers. 8th edition 2007. 42 vocab
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| 123973529 | environment | every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us | 123973529 | |
| 123973530 | behavior genetics | the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior | 123973530 | |
| 123973531 | 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 | 123973531 | |
| 123973532 | gender | in psychology, the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female | 123973532 | |
| 123973533 | genome | the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism's chromosomes | 123973533 | |
| 123973534 | genes | the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein | 123973534 | |
| 123973535 | DNA | a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes | 123973535 | |
| 123973536 | chromosomes | threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes | 123973536 | |
| 123973537 | interaction | the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity) | 123973537 | |
| 123973538 | heritability | The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. The heritability of a trait may vary, depending on the range of populations and environments studied. | 123973538 | |
| 123973539 | temperament | a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity | 123973539 | |
| 123973540 | fraternal twins | twins who develop from separate eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment | 123973540 | |
| 123973541 | identical twins | twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms | 123973541 | |
| 123973542 | personal space | the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies | 123973542 | |
| 123973543 | norm | an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior | 123973543 | |
| 123973544 | culture | the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next | 123973544 | |
| 123973545 | mutation | a random error in gene replication that leads to a change | 123973545 | |
| 123973546 | 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 | 123973546 | |
| 123973547 | evolutionary psychology | the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection. | 123973547 | |
| 123973548 | molecular genetics | the subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes | 123973548 | |
| 123973549 | gener 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 | 123973549 | |
| 123973550 | social learning theory | the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished | 123973550 | |
| 123973551 | gender typing | the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role | 123973551 | |
| 123973552 | gender role | a set of expected behaviors for males and for females | 123973552 | |
| 123973553 | gender identity | one's sense of being male or female | 123973553 | |
| 123973554 | role | a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave | 123973554 | |
| 123973555 | testosterone | the most important of the male sex hormones. Both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 130) | 123973555 | |
| 123973556 | y chromosome | the sex chromosome found only in males. When paired with an X chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child. | 123973556 | |
| 123973557 | x chromosome | the sex chromosome found in both men and women. females have two x chromosomes; males have one. an x chromosome from each parent produces a female child | 123973557 | |
| 123973558 | aggression | any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy | 123973558 | |
| 123973559 | collectivism | giving priority to the goals of one's group (often one's extended family or work group) and defining one's identity accordingly | 123973559 |
