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| The Nature/Nurture Controversy: What are two types of psychologists and their approach to the nature/nurture argument? |
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Evolutionary Psychologist: They study how natural selection favors certain traits to increase the odds of survival and they study the universal behaviors that all humans share.
Behavioral Geneticist: They study the effects of genes and the environment on mental ability, temperament, personality, and interests. |
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| These kinds of twins share the same genetic heritage and grew from the same fertilized egg (monozygotic). These twins are always the same gender. |
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| Twins who grow from the same fertilize egg. (Identical) |
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| These kinds of twins share half of the same genes and developed from two different fertilized eggs. (Dizygotic) These twins don't always have to be the same gender. |
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| Twins who developed from two different fertilized eggs. (Fraternal) |
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| The amount of variation between individuals that is a result of genetics. |
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| The genetic makeup for a trait. |
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| The expression of a gene. |
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| In a trait that is determined by one gene, the expressed gene is called the ___________. |
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| Chromosomal/Genetic Abnormalities |
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Turner's Syndrome
Klinefelter's Syndrome
Down's Syndrome |
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| An abnormality that causes girls to not develop secondary sex characteristics at puberty. |
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| An abnormality that causes boys to not develop secondary sex characteristics at puberty. |
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| An abnormality that causes mental retardation, poor muscle tone, poor coordination, and physical ailments like a round head and small round ears. |
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| Social Learning Theory (concerning gender) |
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| The theory that kids learn gender-linked behavior through observation, imitation, rewards, and punishments. |
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| The theory that gender becomes the lens that people look at life through. We learn gender-linked behavior by comparing our lens to other's behavior and adjusting accordingly. |
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