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Final Review (focus) Flashcards

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behavioral genetics

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study of genetics vs environment on behavior

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prenatal environement

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not genetic

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identical twins:

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

different homes:
attitude
interests
fears
brain wave/heart patterns
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adopted kids

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closer to genetics

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what parents influence

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religious belief
values
manners
attitudes
politics
habits
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what peers influence

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we self-reflect them the most

social skills
conformity/popularity
learning skills
habits
interests/tastes/culture
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behavioral genetics predicts

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temperment(emotional reactions; ex babies)

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heritability

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variation due to differing genes

population based (must also have similar environments)

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molecular genetics

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structure/function of genes

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epigenetics

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study of envirnoments impact on gene expression

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evolution pysch

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

mating preferences:

  • men, more visual
  • women, more implications
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adaption

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must be acquired in order to pass on dna to offspring

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enriched env=

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enriched brain function

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14
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pruning

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genetic and env influences

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15
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individualism

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competition for achievement

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collectivism

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interdependence, mutual, blended

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either way, parental involvment

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promotes development

ex: school emphasis by parents

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Agression and gender

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minor: equal
extreme: men
relational: women

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intereaction

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Men: opinions
women: support

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gender and genetics

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genes

hormone influences

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primary sex char

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what make you able to reproduce: testes, ovary

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secondary

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distinguish boy from girl: breasts, hips, hair

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gender role

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expected behavior of a gender

social learning theory: learn with reward?punishment

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gender identity

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what gender you identify your behaviors to be more similar to

gender typing: free to graviatate

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gender schemas

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male vs female charactersitics

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gender expression

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extrinsic to your genetic makeup

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androgny

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neither

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trans

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opposite

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Piaget and Development

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stages with schemas thru use of assimulation and accomedation

found later to be more continuous than he thought

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schemas

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mental molds for our experience

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assiumulation

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to interpret from existing mental molds

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accomedation

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adapting current info to new information

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scale errors

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18-30 mos

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sensorymotor (to age 2)

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use of senses;

mastery of object permeance

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preoperational stage (to age 6)

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language, but no logic

lack test of conservation (milk)
egocentric
develop theory of mind (reading mental states of others)

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concrete operational (to 11 yrs)

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mental and logic thinking

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formal operational (adulthood)

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abstract events

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ASD

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poor brain region comm to help develop “theory of mind”; genetics based

have hard time expressing and reading emotions

higher i boys and twins

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infant attachment

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post object permanence- develop stranger anxiety

feeling of security

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attachment differences

Strange situation:

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babies temperment
parents responsiveness

secure vs insecure

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less attachment can lead to

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lower intelligence scores

anxiety

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authoritative

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best method

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preconventional (before 9)

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self interest; obedienence for reward/punishment

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conventional (early teens)

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upholding for social approval

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postconventional

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actions based on self-ethic principles

basic rights (for other)

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moral intuition

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harder to change as it is auto programmedq

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moral action

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attitudes; awaits greater gratitifcation later (inhbition)

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early adulthood

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peak health

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middle

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health and excercise= big roles

gradual defertilization

50
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late

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telomeres shorten

everything weakens

51
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end of life

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termnal decline

52
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Alhzheimer’s

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

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generosity

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productivity

supporting future gens

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