Psychology 8th edition chapter 3
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Psychology [1]
Chapter 3: Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity Objective 1: -Behavior genetics: studies the relative effects of our genes (nature) and our environment (nurture) on our individual differences in behavior and mental processes. -Evolutionary psychology: studies behavior, emotions, and thinking capacities that seemingly allowed our distant ancestors to survive, reproduce, and send their genes into the future. Objective 2: -Environment: Every non genetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us. - Behavior genetics: The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. Objective 3: - 46 chromosomes, 23 from mother, 23 from father - Chromosome- threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.