chapter 10

Question 1

Behavioral genetics

Answer 1

field of science that uses genetic methods to investigate individual differences in behavior

Question 2

Epigenetics

Answer 2

study of how your behaviors and environment can affect they way your genes work

Question 3

Heritability (and its 4 important points)

Answer 3

measures how strongly differences among individuals are related to differences among their genes.

Question 4

Two-Factor Theory of Intelligence

Answer 4

Different IQ subsets were positively correlated

Question 5

Crystallized Intelligence

Answer 5

Ability to apply knowledge that was acquired through experience- increases with age

Question 6

Fluid Intelligence

Answer 6

Ability to solve and reason about novel problems- decreases with age

Question 7

Flynn Effect

Answer 7

On average, IQ scores have increased over past 120 years

Question 8

Birth Order Effect

Answer 8

Older siblings reliably score higher on IQ tests

Question 9

High-SES Adoption Studies

Answer 9

adoption into high high socio-economic status has positive effects on IQ

Question 10

Genetic Amplication Effect

Answer 10

small genetic effects early in development are magnified over time

Question 11

Genetic Nurture Effects

Answer 11

correlations between parent genes that are not inherited by the child and

Question 12

IQ of twins reared apart

Answer 12

Still have high correlation in IQ