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Chapter 3-Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity
Myers 8th edition
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Psychology
12th Grade
04/30/2011

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chromosomes
Definition
threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain genes
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identical twins
Definition
twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms
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fraternal twins
Definition
twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs; they are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment
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temperament
Definition
a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity
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gender
Definition
biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female
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culture
Definition
behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
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individualism
Definition
thinking of one's own goals before group's goal and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications
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collectivism
Definition
thinking of the group's goals before one's own personal goals
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x chromosomes
Definition
the sex chromosome found in both male and female; males have one while females have two
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y chromosomes
Definition
sex chromosomes found only in males
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