Nature, Nurture and Human Diversity (chap4)

Question 1

Put the following in size order; nucleus, gene, chromosone

Answer 1

Gene > chromosone > neucleus

Question 2

behavior genetics

Answer 2

the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior.

Question 3

chromosones

Answer 3

threadlike structures made of DNA molecule that contain the genes

Question 4

DNA

Answer 4

a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosome

Question 5

genome

Answer 5

the complex instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism’s chromosomes.

Question 6

fraternel twins

Answer 6

twins who develop from separate (dizygotic) fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brother and sister, but that share a fatal environment.

Question 7

in traits such as extraversion and agreeableness adopted are more similar to their ________

Answer 7

biolocial perents

Question 8

the enviroment shared by a familys children has virtually no discernible impact on their_______

Answer 8

personalities

Question 9

temperment

Answer 9

a person’s charaterictic emotional reactivity and intensity

Question 10

heritability

Answer 10

the proportion of variation among individials that we can atribute to genes. The heritability of a trait may vary, depending in the range of populations and enviroments studied

Question 11

Those studying the heritability of a trait try to determine how much of our indicidual variation in that trait is due to_______

Answer 11

genes

Question 12

“botom-up” molecular genetics

Answer 12

seks to identify specific genes for eg. behavior

Question 13

Epigenetics

Answer 13

Study of environmental factors that affect how our genes are expressed.

Question 14

Molecular genetics

Answer 14

study of the structure and function of specific genes

Question 15

Behavior genetics

Answer 15

study of the relative effects of our genes and our environment on our behavior.

Question 16

How do EP explain gendered differences in psycology

Answer 16

women more carefull because the need to take care of offspring. Men less responsibility.

Question 17

Mains critizim of EPs explanations on human sexuality

Answer 17

1) start with effect and work backwards 2) unethical and immoral men could misuse against women 3) overlooks effects of cultural expectations and socialization.

Question 18

shared enviromental influence in the womb accounts for lss than ______ % in personality messure onwards

Answer 18

10

Question 19

social learning theory

Answer 19

the theory that we learn social behavior by observing ad imitating and by being rewarded or punished

Question 20

gender identity

Answer 20

the sense of being male/femal

Question 21

gender typing

Answer 21

the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role