Vocab (09/30/13)

Question 0

Genes

Answer 0

Biochemical units of heredity

Question 1

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

Answer 1

Molecule containing genetic info

Question 2

Genome

Answer 2

Complete instructions for making an organism

Question 3

Identical twins

Answer 3

Develop from a single fertilized egg

Question 4

Fraternal twins

Answer 4

Develop from separate fertilized eggs

Question 5

Temparement

Answer 5

Persons characteristic emotional reactivity & intensity

Question 6

Heritability

Answer 6

Proportion of variation among individual

Question 7

Interaction

Answer 7

Factor that depends on another factor

Question 8

Molecular genetics

Answer 8

Studies molecular structure

Question 9

Evolutionary psychology

Answer 9

Evolution of behavior and the mind

Question 10

Natural selection

Answer 10

Increased reproduction and survival will be passed onto generations

Question 11

Mutation

Answer 11

Random error in gene replication

Question 12

Gender

Answer 12

Define male and female

Question 13

Culture

Answer 13

Behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions

Question 14

Norm

Answer 14

Rule for accepted & expected behavior

Question 15

Personal space

Answer 15

The buffer zone

Question 16

Individualism

Answer 16

Defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes

Question 17

Collectivism

Answer 17

Defining one’s identity accordingly

Question 18

X chromosome

Answer 18

Chromosome found in both men & women

Question 19

Y chromosome

Answer 19

Chromosome found in only males

Question 20

Testosterone

Answer 20

Most important of male sex hormones

Question 21

Role

Answer 21

Set of expectations about a social position

Question 22

Gender role

Answer 22

Expected behaviors for males & for females

Question 23

Gender identity

Answer 23

One’s sense of being male or female

Question 24

Gender - typing

Answer 24

Traditional masculine or feminine role

Question 25

Social learning theory

Answer 25

Theory that we learn social behavior by observing

Question 26

Gender schema theory

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Genotype

Answer 27

Genetic structure an organism inherits from its parents

Question 28

Phenotype

Answer 28

Observable characteristics of an organism

Question 29

Sociobiology

Answer 29

Evolutionary explanations for the social behavior & systems