BPQUALIFYING Flashcards
sum of all biological process by which particular characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring.
Heredity -
- units of heredity that maintain their structural identity from one generation to another.
Genes
- how humans adapt and respond to environmental stimuli in order to survive based on physical and psychological make-up
Evolution
- The idea that those heritable traits that are associated with high rates of survival and reproduction are the most likely to be passed on to future generations.
Natural selection
- the study of genetics and environmental influences on behaviors
- has the primary goal to investigate the nature and orgins of individual differences in behavior.
Behavioral Genetics
- manner of conducting oneself
- anything that an organism does in response to a stimulant
-subject to change based on situation
Behavior
KIND OF BEHAVIOR
visible type of behavior
Overt behavior -
KIND OF BEHAVIOR
- type of behaviors that are not visible
Covert behavior
KIND OF BEHAVIOR
- depends on human want.
Voluntary behavior
KIND OF BEHAVIOR
- occurs naturally and without thinking
Involuntary behavior
KIND OF BEHAVIOR
- one that is not innate, instinctive, occurs only after experience or practice.
Learned behavior
- distinguishing characteristics
-specific characteristsics of an individual - can be determined by genes. environmental factors or by a combination of both.
- inherent and remains stable overtime
Traits
WHAT KIND OF TRAITS
- your height, weight, size, shape, or another bodily characteristics
Physical traits
WHAT KIND OF TRAITS
describes how a person tends to think, feel, and behave on an ongoing basis.
Personality traits-
- the most complex part of the body
- this trhree pound organ is the seat of intelligence, interpreter of the senses, initiator of body movement, and controller of behavior.
Brain
- what makes your bodies big decisions. Known as the command center
Central Nervous System
- composed of scout-like sensory neurons that gather information and report it back to the central nervous system
Peripheral Nervous System
Parts of Peripheral Nervous System
- controls voluntary muscles, and conveys sensory information to the central nervous system
Somatic
Parts of Peripheral Nervous System
- control involuntary muscles
Sympathetic - fight or flight
Parasympathetic - rest and digest
Autonomic -
Parts of the brain
- located at the forebrain
- non-verbal learning and memory, the perception of time and modulating motions, it control voluntary movement.
Cerebellum
Parts of the brain
- located at the brain stem
- the top part of the brain stem, crucial for regulating eye movements
Midbrain
Parts of the brain
- the middle portion of the brainstem, coordinates facial movements, hearing and balance
Pons
Parts of the brain
the bottom part of the brainstem helps regulate your breathing, heart rhythms, blood pressure, and swallowing
Medulla Oblongata -
Parts of the brain
- keep your body in a stable state called homeostasis
Hypothalamus