text chapter 2 Flashcards

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“probabilistic epigenesis”

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the way factors of each level (biological, psychological, and socio-cultural) interact to shape a child.

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transactional

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the way factors across levels affect each other over time.

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homotypic continuity

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disorders that persist from childhood to adolescents and onto adulthood with relatively little change.

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heterotypic continuity

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children’s symptoms change over time, but the underlying pattern of behavior stays the same.

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gene

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segment of DNA

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histones

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can turn genes on and off by binding to them in a certain way

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chromosomes

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what genes are organized into.

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genotype

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the genetic code we inherit from our parents

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gene-environment correlation model

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we sometimes select environments that complement our genotypes.

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neuron

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long narrow nerve cell

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synaptogenesis

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the formation of new neural connections due to experience.

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