Chapter 3 Beyond Nature And Nurture Flashcards
Biocultural
The complex intersection of biological, psychological, and cultural processes
Neural plasticity
The mold ability and flexibility of brain structure
Cultural model
Implicit and typically non-conscious cognitive models shared by a group of people of what is real or natural
Psychological anthropology
The subfield of anthropology that studies psychological states of condition
Ethnopsychology
The study of culturally specific ideas of personhood, so, emotions, and psychological states
Culture bound syndrome
A mental illness unique to a culture
Phenotype
The visible characteristics of an organism
Gene flow
The movement of genes though interbreeding or intermarriage in humans between distinct populations so the two populations become more similar or maintain shared traits
Genetic drift
Random sampling effects that bring changes to the distribution of traits within a population
Biological determinism
The belief that human behaviors and beliefs are primarily, if not solely, the result of biological characteristics and processes
Geneticization
The use of genetics to explain health and social problems over other possible causes
Nature and nurture
Shorthand for biological (nature) and cultural or environmental (nurture) influences
