Ch 4 Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

This type of twins is genetically identical

This group tends to form more deep connections with others (tend and befriend)

Rats in enriched environments will develop what compared to those in impoverished environments

This contains the blueprint for our entire selves, and is located in the nucleus

The segments of our DNA that control how we develop

Males and females share this number of chromosomes

These types of twins are formed from two individually fertilized eggs

Cultures can change how, compared to genes

A stressful environment may trigger genes that lead to...

This area of child growth is more impacted by their peers than parents

This type of twins will always be the same sex

In most societies this group is typically more socially dominant

This type of culture favors group identity

The idea that adaptive traits that help to survive and reproduce are passed down

This is a biological difference between males and females

The extent to which variation among individuals comes from genes

Adopted children tend to be most similar to...

Do siblings have differing experiences?

This refers to a person's stable emotional reactivity and intensity

This is composed of behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and values shared by a group

This type of culture nurtures an individual's personal identity

Evolutionary psychology is heavily based upon the idea of

This hormone is released in the womb and leads to development of male genitalia

This was found to be similar in identical twins raised apart.

Males are much more likely be to _______ aggressive

This is the expectations of how men and women are supposed to behave

Parenting has been found to influence...

One of the major critiques of the Evolutionary Perspective is...

The rules for accepted and expected behaviors in a culture

What has been shown to influence gene activity?

Individualistic cultures raise their children to be

The set of complete instructions for making an organism.

This term refers to our brain's ability to adapt

When humans manipulate the traits that are passed down it's called

Genes will be most strongly expressed if...

Collectivist cultures raise their children to be

During this period we, as people, can more easily learn new things

Does brain development stop when we reach adulthood