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Unit 5
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/21/2013

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behavior genetics
Definition
study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior
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genome
Definition
instructins for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in chromosomes material
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identical twins
Definition
twins that develope from a single fetilized egg that splits in two
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fraternal twins
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twins who develope in separete fertalized eggs. genetically no closer than brother or sister
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temperament
Definition
a persons's characteristic emotional re activity and intensity
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egocentrism
Definition
In Piaget's theory, the proportionality child's difficulty taking another's point of view
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imprinting
Definition
the processes by which animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life
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menarche
Definition
menstral period
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preconventional morality
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morality focus on self interest. obey rules to aviod punishment or gain concrete rewards
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contevtional morality
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care for other more. upholds laws simply because they are laws.
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postconventional morality
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Affirming pople's agreed apon rights or fellowing selfdefined, basic ethical principles
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crystalized intelligence
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one accumulated knowlesge and verbal skils. tends to increase with age
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fluid intelligence
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ones ability to reason speedily and abstraclty tends to decrease during adulthood
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feature detectors
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nerve cells in the stimulus that respond to specific features such as shape angle or movement
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audition
Definition
the sense or act of hearing
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parapsycholgy
Definition
study of paranormal phanomina
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extrasensory perception
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the controver
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