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Chapter 3 AP Psych Vocab Test

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of 29 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. Mutation
  2. Evolutionary Psychology
  3. DNA
  4. Personal Space
  5. Environment
  1. a a random error in gene replication that leads to a change
  2. b the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies
  3. c every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us
  4. d a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes
  5. e the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
  2. twins who develop from separate eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment
  3. the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role
  4. a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity
  5. one's sense of being male or female

5 True/False Questions

  1. Molecular Geneticsthe study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior

          

  2. Chromosomesthe sex chromosome found in both men and women

          

  3. Rolea set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave

          

  4. Genesthe biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein

          

  5. Social Learning Theorythe theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished