Nature vs. Nurture
This term describes the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes.
What is heritability?
Identical twins develop from this many fertilized eggs.
What is one?
These are shared expectations and rules that guide behaviour within a group.
What are cultural norms?
This is a consistent patterns of thought, feeling, and behaviour that define an individual.
What is personality?
Name the factors that influence culture.
What are population density, climate, resources, and technology?
The debate over whether genetics or environment has a greater influence on behaviour and traits is known as this.
What is the Nature vs. Nurture debate?
These twins share about 50% of their genes and develop from two separate eggs.
What are fraternal twins?
This term describes viewing your own culture as superior to others.
What is ethnocentrism?
This term refers to a person's belief about whether they control their own fate.
What is locus of control?
Name one behaviour that might be influenced by your peers.
What is dropouts, habits, etc.?
This term refers to an individual's likelihood of developing certain traits or conditions based on genetic makeup.
What is predisposition?
Twin studies are often used to separate these two influences on traits.
What are genetic and environmental influences?
These types of norms are common across all human societies.
What are universal norms?
These are consistent aspects of an individual's patterns of thought, feeling, and behaviour.
What are personality traits?
True or False: Culture has no influence on personality.
What is false?
This branch of psychology studies the relative influence of genes and environment on behaviour.
What is behaviour genetics?
Adoption studies are used to compare these two groups to separate genetic influences from environmental ones.
What are biological and adoptive relatives?
Give an example of a cultural norm that might differ between countries.
What is acceptable greeting behaviour, such as handshakes vs. bows?
This test measures personality using five major traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
What is the Big Five personality test?
What is the tendency to avoid physical harm or the desire for social bonding?
True or False: A high heritability score means that environment has no effect on a trait.
What is false?
These studies suggest that adopted children tend to resemble this group more when it comes to personality traits.
What are their biological parents?
This concept explains behaviours that are specific to certain cultures.
What are culture-specific norms?
This type of locus of control is associated with attributing outcomes to outside forces.
What is external locus of control?
Identify one challenge in separating genetic and environmental influences in studies.
What is shared environment effects or difficulty controlling variables?