Term
Behavioral Genetics
What is the scientific study of genetic influences on behavior
the scientific study of the structure and function of genes
What is molecular genetics?
Alleles
What are different versions of the same gene
intelligence as a consequence of how well we reason and think flexibly
What is fluid intelligence?
Differential Susceptibility Theory
What is the idea that some adolescents are genetically more sensitive to both positive and negative environments and some are more resilient
non-genetic influences that cause individual to be similar to those they live with
what is shared environmental influences?
Crystalized intelligence
What is intelligence as a consequence of what we know
the understanding that environmental influences often interact with genetic factors by affecting how a gene is expressed
What is epigenesis
Non-shared genetic influences
The non-genetic influences in an individual's life that makes them different from those they live with
A perspective on psychological disorder that poses that problems are the result of an interaction between a preexisting condition and exposure to stress in the environment
What is Diathesis-stress model?