Terms
Heritability
The proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes. The heritability of a trait may vary,depending on the range of populations and environments studied.
The study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection.
Evolutionary psychology
Paul Broca
A french physician, who was best known for his research on Broca's area, a region of the frontal lobe that is named after him
Interaction
The interplay that occurs when the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity)
A social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggest to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.
Hypnosis
Carl Wernicke
A french physician, best known for his research on Broca's area, a region of the frontal lobe that is named after him.
molecular behavior genetics
The subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes interact with our environment to influence behavior
The principle that inherited traits that better enable an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment will (in competition with other trait variations) most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.
Natural selection
Roger Sperry
An American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist and Nobel laureate.
Molecular genetics
The subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes interact with our environment to influence behavior
A culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations
Social script
Michael Gazzaniga
A professor of psychology at the University of California. He is one of the leading researchers in cognitive neuroscience.
Epigenetics
"above" or "in addition to" (epi) genetics, the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change
Charles Darwin
best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.