AP Psych Ch 4 Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

This means how a person views himself or herself in terms of gender

In most societies this group is typically more socially dominant

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

Males and females share this number of chromosomes

Males look for women with...

This type of culture favors group identity

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

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

The segments of our DNA that control how we develop

Males are much more likely be to _______ aggressive

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

Evolutionary Psychologists say that females are best served by...

Parenting has been found to influence...

Does brain development stop when we reach adulthood

This type of twins will always be the same sex

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

This theory suggests that we learn a cultural "recipe" of how to be a male or female

Individualistic cultures raise their children to be

Collectivist cultures raise their children to be

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

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

What has been shown to influence gene activity?

These types of twins are formed from two individually fertilized eggs

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

This type of culture nurtures an individual's personal identity

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

Adopted children tend to be most similar to...

This type of twins is genetically identical

This theory proposes that we learn gender behavior like any other behavior

The set of complete instructions for making an organism.

Females on the other hand look for men with...

Cultures can change how, compared to genes

Evolutionary Psychologists say that males will send their genes into the future by...

Do siblings have differing experiences?

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

This is a biological difference between males and females

The rules for accepted and expected behaviors in a culture

Evolutionary psychology is heavily based upon the idea of

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

The extent to which variation among individuals comes from genes

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

Genes will be most strongly expressed if...

This term refers to our brain's ability to adapt

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

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