Key words for Biological theories Flashcards
1
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Atavistic
A
Relating to something old/ ancestral
2
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Deterministic
A
The idea that all events, including human actions, are decided by an outside force
3
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Endomorphic
A
Fat & soft
4
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Ectomorphic
A
Thin and fragile
5
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Mesomorphic
A
Muscular and hard
6
Q
Somatotype
A
Body Shape
7
Q
Behaviourist
A
a systematic approach that assumes that behaviour is either:
A reflex evoked by the pairing of certain stimuli in the environment
Or a consequence of that individual’s history
8
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Monozygotic
A
Identical Twins
9
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Dizygotic
A
Non-identical twins
10
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Concordance
A
in agreement/ or harmony
