Unit 1- 1.1

Question 1

what our genes and experience influence our psychological traits and behavior

Answer 1

nature-nurture issue

Question 2

foundation figure of evolutionary psychology

Answer 2

Charles Darwin

Question 3

biological and physical traits that leads to survival and reproduction

Answer 3

natural selection

Question 4

examines how humans are alike by their biology

Answer 4

evolutionary psychology

Question 5

examines how we differ b/c of our different genes and environments

Answer 5

behavior genetics

Question 6

random errors in gene replication

Answer 6

mutation

Question 7

a surrounding place where people, animals, plants live

Answer 7

environment

Question 8

traits and characteristics from parents to offspring

Answer 8

heredity

Question 9

small segments of DNA

Answer 9

genes

Question 10

shared genetic profile that makes us humans

Answer 10

genome

Question 11

single fertilized egg that splits into 2, natures clones

Answer 11

identical (monozygotic) twins

Question 12

2 separate fertilized eggs but are still twins

Answer 12

fraternal (dizygotic) twins

Question 13

change of genetic effects under environmental factors leading to differences in genetic expressions

Answer 13

gene-environment interaction

Question 14

studies molecular mechanisms which environments can trigger/block expressions

Answer 14

epigenetics