PSY 1102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Individualism, Savant Syndrome, Puberty

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Behaviour genetics: the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behaviour. Environment: every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us. Chromosomes: threadlike structures made of dna molecules that contain the genes. Dna: a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosome. Genes: the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of. Genome: the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism"s chromosomes. Identical twins: twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms. Fraternal twins: twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no close than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment. Temperament: a person"s characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity. Heritability: the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes.