Psy Exam 1 - Ch. 4

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Behavioral genetics studies

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effects of environmental and genetic factors and their interplay on differences in psychological traits

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every cell in your body contain

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chromosomes - 23 from mom, 23 from dad

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chromosome is made up of

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two strands of dna connected in a double helix

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genes are small segments of

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dna molecules

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identical twins vs. fraternal twins

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-develop from single fertilized egg and genetically identical

-develop from separate fertilized eggs and share half their genes (like regular siblings)

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identical twins separated at birth is more similar in their .... than...

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psychological makeup than fraternal twins

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adoptive children dont closely resemble their .... and are similar to their...

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adoptive parents

biological parents

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goal of molecular genetics is

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to identify specific genes that influence normal human triats such as body weight, sexual orientation, basic personality traits

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which gene is linked to alzheimers disease

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APOE4 gene

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heritability of a trait is

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mathematical estimate of the extent to which variation among individuals can be attributed to their differing genes (range 0-1)

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natural selection

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-organisms varied offspring compete for survival

-survive then pass genes

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evoloutionary psychologists

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-believe our tendencies as humans have been shaped by evolutions

-why are we the way we are

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women and men differences in mating behaviors

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-women: highly selective because they are biologically limited in # children they can bare and raise

-men: less selective cause they have unlimited # of children

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wife of feodor vassilyev had ___ kids

sharifian emperor of morocco had how many daughters and sons and later...

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-69

-342, 525

-later: 700 male descendents

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men tend to seek ____ women

women seek ____ men

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-younger

-older

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norms

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rules for expected and accepted behavior

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space

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portable buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies

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culture

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behavior ideas attitudes values and traditions shared by a group transmitted from one generation to the next

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individualist cultures vs. collectivist cultures

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-(self independent) emphasizes the virtues of independence, autonomy, and self reliance

-(self interdependent) emphasized and virtues of interdependence, cooperation, and social harmony

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people strive for personal achievement is

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individualistic cultures

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people derive more satisfaction from the status of the valued group is

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collectivistic cultures

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when you take credit for self and blame others is

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individualist cultures

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when you underestimate yourself and are more modest (unassuming)

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collectivistic culture

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women have keener....

and are twice as...

as of men

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-sense of smell

-vulnerable to depression and anxiety

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men are more prone to

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physical aggression, more dominant, forceful, independent

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we are the product of

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nature and nurture

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men and women have similiar

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self esteem (only .2 standard deviation difference)