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| segments of DNA capable of synthesizing proteins |
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| parents whose personalities bear little resemblance to their children's personalities |
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| complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes |
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| set of expected behaviors for those who occupy a particular social position |
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| understood rule for expected and accepted behavior |
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| biological and social characteristics by which people define male and female |
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| enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people |
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| environmental influences on behavior |
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| according to the evolutionary perspective, healthy-looking men women are drawn to, are also ______ |
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| behavior geneticists often compare the traits of adopted children to those of their ____ parents |
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| source of all genetic diversity |
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| threadlike structure made up largely of DNA molecules |
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| study of relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior |
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| subfield of psychology that uses principles of natural selection to explore human traits and behaviors |
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| when the effect of one factor depends on another factor |
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| lens through which children organize their understanding of being male and female |
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| one's personal sense of being male or female |
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| Piaget's theory, changing an existing schema to incorporate new information |
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| types of intelligence that relates to reasoning speedily and abstractly |
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| process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period |
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| developing person from 2 weeks through 2 months after conception |
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| mental concepts or frameworks that organize information |
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| type of intelligence that reflects accumulated learning |
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| childhood disorder marked by deficiencies in communication and social interaction |
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| Piaget's theory, interpreting a new experience in terms of an existing schema |
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| developing person from 9 weeks after conception until birth |
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| principle that properties such as number of volume remain constant despite changes in appearance |
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| any drug, virus, or other toxic substance that crosses the mother's placenta |
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