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Vocab (09/30/13) Flashcards

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Genes

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Biochemical units of heredity

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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

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Molecule containing genetic info

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Genome

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Complete instructions for making an organism

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Identical twins

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Develop from a single fertilized egg

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Fraternal twins

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Develop from separate fertilized eggs

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Temparement

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Persons characteristic emotional reactivity & intensity

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Heritability

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Proportion of variation among individual

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Interaction

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Factor that depends on another factor

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Molecular genetics

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Studies molecular structure

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Evolutionary psychology

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Evolution of behavior and the mind

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Natural selection

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Increased reproduction and survival will be passed onto generations

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Mutation

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Random error in gene replication

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Gender

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Define male and female

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Culture

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Behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions

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Norm

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Rule for accepted & expected behavior

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Personal space

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The buffer zone

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Individualism

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Defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes

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Collectivism

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Defining one’s identity accordingly

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X chromosome

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Chromosome found in both men & women

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Y chromosome

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Chromosome found in only males

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Testosterone

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Most important of male sex hormones

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Role

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Set of expectations about a social position

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Gender role

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Expected behaviors for males & for females

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Gender identity

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One’s sense of being male or female

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Gender - typing

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Traditional masculine or feminine role

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Social learning theory

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Theory that we learn social behavior by observing

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Gender schema theory

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Theory that children learn from their cultures what it means to be male & female

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Genotype

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Genetic structure an organism inherits from its parents

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Phenotype

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Observable characteristics of an organism

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Sociobiology

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Evolutionary explanations for the social behavior & systems

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