PSYC 2500H Chapter 3: PSYC2500 Chapter 3
8 Feb 2018
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Genes the notion that our genotypes affect the types on environment we prefer and seek out. Study in which adoptees are compared with their biological relatives and their adoptive relatives to estimate the hereditability of an attribute or attributes. Alternative forms of a gene that can appear at a particular site on a chromosome. A method of extracting amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman so that fetal body cells within the fluid can be tested for chromosomal abnormalities and other genetic defects. Retraining therapeutic intervention in which helpless children are persuaded to attribute failures to their lack of effort rather than a lack of ability. The 22 pairs of human chromosomes that are identical in males and females. The scientific study of how genotype interacts with environment to determine behavioural attributes such as intelligence, personality and mental health. A psychological disorder characterized by extreme fluctuations in mood.
