AP Psychology Module 11 Flashcards
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| 5090369257 | behavior genetics | study of relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior | 0 | |
| 5090369258 | environment | every non genetic influence, from pre natal nutrition to the people and things around us | 1 | |
| 5090369259 | chromosome | threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes |  | 2 |
| 5090369260 | DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid) | complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes |  | 3 |
| 5090369261 | Genes | biochemical units of hereditary that make up the chromosomes; segments of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein -can be either active or inactive -provides coding for protein molecules |  | 4 |
| 5090369262 | genome | complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes | 5 | |
| 5090369263 | twin adoption studies | two types of experiments: 1. control home environment while varying hereditary 2. control hereditary while varying home environment | 6 | |
| 5090369264 | Identical twins | twins who develop from a single (monozygotic) fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms, but do not always have the same number of copied genes | 7 | |
| 5090369265 | fraternal twins | twins who develop from separate (dizygotic) fertilized eggs, they are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment | 8 | |
| 5090369266 | temperament | a persons characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity, biologically rooted temperament helps from our enduring personality | 9 | |
| 5090369267 | molecular genetics | sub field of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes, genetic tests reveal at risk populations for many diseases | 10 | |
| 5090369268 | heritability | 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 - behavior genetics estimate heritability of a trait | 11 | |
| 5090369269 | interaction | interplay that occurs when the effect of one factor (such as an environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity) | 12 | |
| 5090369270 | epigenetics | study of influences on gene expressions that occur without a DNA change | 13 | |
| 5090369271 | evolutionary psychology | study of evolution or behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection | 14 | |
| 5090369272 | evolutionary psychologists | focus on what makes us human -uses Charles Darwins natural selection principle | 15 | |
| 5090369273 | natural selection | principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing got increased reproduction and survival will most like be passed on to succeeding generations | 16 | |
| 5090369274 | mutations | random error in gene replication that leads to a change, it allows us to adapt to life in varying environments | 17 | |
| 5090369275 | gender | biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female | 18 | |
| 5090369276 | natural selection and mating preferences | nature selects behaviors that increase likelihood of sending ones genes into the future | 19 |