Chapter 4: Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

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Behavior geneticists
________ can estimate the heritability of a trait through math.
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Enviromental factors
________ such as diet, drugs, and strees can affect the epigentic molecules that regulate gene expression.
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Androgyny
________**: displaying both traditional masculine and feminine psychological characteristics.
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Intersex individuals
________ may be born with unusual combinations of male and female chromosomes, hormones, and anatomy.
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Nurture
________ and nature is the biological reality of early childhood learning.
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Hormones
________ trigger a period of dramatic physical change during adolescence, when boys and girls enter puberty.
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Heredity
________:** the genetic transfer of characteristics from parents to offspring.
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Evolutionary psychologists
________ use Charles Darwins principle of natural selection to understand the causes of behavior and mental process such as.
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Genome
________:** the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes.
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Females
________ tend to be more interdependent.
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Fraternal
________ (dizygotic) twins develop from two separate fertilized eggs.
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social learning theory
The ________ thinks we acquire our identity in childhood, by observing and imitating others and being rewarded or punished in cetain ways.
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proportion of variation
Heritability:** the ________ among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes.
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color deficient
Men are 4 times more likely to die by suicide or to develop an alcohol use disorder, more likely to develop autism spectrum disorder, ________ vision, and attention- deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and is more at risk for antisocial personality disorder.
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Child raising practices
________ are based on both individual values and cultural values that vary across time and place.
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Collectivism
________:** giving priority to the goals of ones group (often ones extended family or work group) and defining ones identity accordingly.
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neural pathways
Experience activates and strengthens some ________ while others weaken from disuse.
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Genes
________:** the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; segments of DNA capable of synthesizing proteins.
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Girls
________ and womens friendships are more intimate, with more conversation that explores relationships.
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Biology
________ does not dictate gender, but in two ways, ________ influences gender:
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Secondary
________ Sex**: characteristics nonreproductive sexual traits, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair.
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Puberty
________:** the period of sexual maturation, when a person becomes capable of reproducing.
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psychology
Sex:** in ________, the biologically influenced characteristics by which people define male and female.
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Individualists
________ do have a human need to belong.
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Brain
________ scans suggest that a womans ________, is wired in a way that enables social relationships more then mens.
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Interaction
________:** the interplay that occurs when the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity)
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Social Script
________:** a culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations.
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Transgender
________**: an umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth- designated sex.
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Monozygotic
Identical (________) Twins:** develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms.
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genetic success
Nature selects behaviors that increase ________.
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Darwins theory of evolution
________ has become a base of principles in biology.
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Chromosomes
________:** threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.
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Epigenetics
________:**"above "or "in addition to "(epi) genetics; the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change.
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DNA
________ (Deoxyribonucleic Acid):** a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.
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Mutations
________ passed down through natural selection allows advantageous mutations to carry on through offspring.
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Behavior Genetics
Molecular ________:** the study of how the structure and function of genes interact with our environment to influence behavior.
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Aggression
________**: any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally.
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Nomadic societies of food gathering people
________ have had little division of labor by sex.
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Group identifications
________ provide a sense of belonging, a set of values, and an assurance of security.
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Gender identity
________ differs from the behaviors or traits considered typical for that persons birth- designated sex.
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behavioral variations
Certain biological and ________ increase organisms reproductive and survival chances in their particular environment.
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genetic male
A(n) ________ may be born with normal male hormones and testes but no penis or a very small one.
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X Chromosome
________:** the sex chromosome found in both males and females.
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feminine role
Gender Typing:** the acquisition of a traditional masculine or ________.
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Heredity
________ shapes the personalities of other primates.
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psychology
Gender:** in ________, the socially influenced characteristics by which people define boy, girl, man, and woman.
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Transgender
________ children typically view themselves in terms of their expressed gender rather than their birth designated sex.
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Mutation
________:** a random error in gene replication that leads to a change.
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Aggression
Relational ________**: an act of aggression (physical or verbal) intended to harm a persons relationship or social standing.
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Psychology
Evolutionary ________:** the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection.