Final Review (focus)

Question 1

behavioral genetics

Answer 1

study of genetics vs environment on behavior

Question 2

prenatal environement

Answer 2

not genetic

Question 3

identical twins:

Answer 3

personality, temperment (extraversion, neurocitism); behaviors/outcomes to situations (ex divorce), intelligence

different homes:
attitude
interests
fears
brain wave/heart patterns

Question 4

adopted kids

Answer 4

closer to genetics

Question 5

what parents influence

Answer 5

religious belief
values
manners
attitudes
politics
habits

Question 6

what peers influence

Answer 6

we self-reflect them the most

social skills
conformity/popularity
learning skills
habits
interests/tastes/culture

Question 7

behavioral genetics predicts

Answer 7

temperment(emotional reactions; ex babies)

Question 8

heritability

Answer 8

variation due to differing genes

population based (must also have similar environments)

Question 9

molecular genetics

Answer 9

structure/function of genes

Question 10

epigenetics

Answer 10

study of envirnoments impact on gene expression

Question 11

evolution pysch

Answer 11

study of psych with relation to natural selection; what makes humans alike

mating preferences:

• men, more visual
• women, more implications

Question 12

adaption

Answer 12

must be acquired in order to pass on dna to offspring

Question 13

enriched env=

Answer 13

enriched brain function

Question 14

pruning

Answer 14

genetic and env influences

Question 15

individualism

Answer 15

competition for achievement

Question 16

collectivism

Answer 16

interdependence, mutual, blended

Question 17

either way, parental involvment

Answer 17

promotes development

ex: school emphasis by parents

Question 18

Agression and gender

Answer 18

minor: equal
extreme: men
relational: women

Question 19

intereaction

Answer 19

Men: opinions
women: support

Question 20

gender and genetics

Answer 20

genes

hormone influences

Question 21

primary sex char

Answer 21

what make you able to reproduce: testes, ovary

Question 22

secondary

Answer 22

distinguish boy from girl: breasts, hips, hair

Question 23

gender role

Answer 23

expected behavior of a gender

social learning theory: learn with reward?punishment

Question 24

gender identity

Answer 24

what gender you identify your behaviors to be more similar to

gender typing: free to graviatate

Question 25

gender schemas

Answer 25

male vs female charactersitics

Question 26

gender expression

Answer 26

extrinsic to your genetic makeup

Question 27

androgny

Answer 27

neither

Question 28

trans

Answer 28

opposite

Question 29

Piaget and Development

Answer 29

stages with schemas thru use of assimulation and accomedation found later to be more continuous than he thought

Question 30

schemas

Answer 30

mental molds for our experience

Question 31

assiumulation

Answer 31

to interpret from existing mental molds

Question 32

accomedation

Answer 32

adapting current info to new information

Question 33

scale errors

Answer 33

18-30 mos

Question 34

sensorymotor (to age 2)

Answer 34

use of senses; | mastery of object permeance

Question 35

preoperational stage (to age 6)

Answer 35

language, but no logic lack test of conservation (milk) egocentric develop theory of mind (reading mental states of others)

Question 36

concrete operational (to 11 yrs)

Answer 36

mental and logic thinking

Question 37

formal operational (adulthood)

Answer 37

abstract events

Question 38

ASD

Answer 38

poor brain region comm to help develop "theory of mind"; genetics based have hard time expressing and reading emotions higher i boys and twins

Question 39

infant attachment

Answer 39

post object permanence- develop stranger anxiety feeling of security

Question 40

attachment differences Strange situation:

Answer 40

babies temperment parents responsiveness secure vs insecure

Question 41

less attachment can lead to

Answer 41

lower intelligence scores anxiety

Question 42

authoritative

Answer 42

best method

Question 43

preconventional (before 9)

Answer 43

self interest; obedienence for reward/punishment

Question 44

conventional (early teens)

Answer 44

upholding for social approval

Question 45

postconventional

Answer 45

actions based on self-ethic principles basic rights (for other)

Question 46

moral intuition

Answer 46

harder to change as it is auto programmedq

Question 47

moral action

Answer 47

attitudes; awaits greater gratitifcation later (inhbition)

Question 48

early adulthood

Answer 48

peak health

Question 49

middle

Answer 49

health and excercise= big roles gradual defertilization

Question 50

late

Answer 50

telomeres shorten | everything weakens

Question 51

end of life

Answer 51

termnal decline

Question 52

Alhzheimer's

Answer 52

NCD plaque loss of cognitive abilities loss of memory and AcH braincells

Question 53

generosity

Answer 53

productivity | supporting future gens