Week 3

Question 1

3 problems of philosophy and science

Answer 1

mind-body problem, free will problem, nature-nurture problem

Question 2

What is Behavioral Genetics as a science

Answer 2

the science of how genes and environments work together to influence behavior

Question 3

Adoption Study

Answer 3

A comparison study of children who are adopted to their adoptive parents and to their biological parents

Question 4

Twin Studies

Answer 4

A behavior genetic research method that involves comparison of the similarity of identical (monozygotic; MZ) and fraternal (dizygotic; DZ) twins.

Question 5

Quantitative Genetics

Answer 5

the scientific discipline in which similarities between individuals are measured based on how biologically related they are. - ex. twin and adoption studies are both methods for this discipline

Question 6

Heratibility coefficient:

Answer 6

easily misinterpreted number that means to explain the role of genetics in ppl’s similarities and differences

Question 7

Intrasexual competition

Answer 7

A process of sexual selection by which members of one sex compete with each other, and the victors gain preferential mating access to members of the opposite sex.

Question 8

Intrasexual selection

Answer 8

A process of sexual selection by which evolution (change) occurs as a consequences of the mate preferences of one sex exerting selection pressure on members of the opposite sex.

Question 9

Sexual Selection

Answer 9

The evolution of characteristics because of the mating advantage they give organisms.

Question 10

Psychological Adaptions

Answer 10

Mechanisms of the mind that evolved to solve specific problems of survival or reproduction; conceptualized as information processing devices.