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| every non genetic influence , from the prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us |
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| the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior |
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| threadlike strictures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes. |
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| a complex molecule containing the genetic info. that makes up the chromosomes |
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| The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA molecules that contain the genes. |
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| the complete intructions for making an orgaism, consisting of all the genetic material in that orgasm's chromosomes |
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| twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that split in 2, creating 2 generically identical orgasms. |
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| twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters bit they share a fatal environment. |
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| a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity. |
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| the 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. |
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| the principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increases reproduction and survival will most likely be passed o the succeeding generations |
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| a random error in gene replication that leads to a change. |
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| in phsychology the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female |
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| the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, value and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next |
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| an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior |
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| the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies |
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| giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather then group identifications. |
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| giving priority to the goals of one''s group and defining one's identity accordingly. |
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| the most important of the male sex hormones. (stimulates the growth of the male sex organ. |
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| a set expectation about a social position, defining how those of the positing ought to behave |
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| a set of expected behaviors for males and for females. |
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| one's sense of being male or female. |
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| the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role. |
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| the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished |
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| the theory that children learn from their cultures a concept of what it means to be a male and female and that they adjust their behavior accordingly. |
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| the sex chromosome found in both men and women. Females have 2 X chromosomes males have one An X and a Y |
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| the sex chromosome founded in only males. when paired with and X chromosome from the mother it produces a male child |
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| physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone. |
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| the effect of one factor depends on another factor |
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| the subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes |
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| the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection |
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