PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Heredity, Y Chromosome, Prenatal Nutrition
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Evolution is the gradual change in a species brought on by environmental pressures and the physical and behavioral adaptation to those pressures brought on by natural selection. Mutation a random error in gene replication that leads to a change. Natural selection among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to future generations. The population effects of natural selection provide the basis for who e are as a population, but who we are as an individual is a complicated question impacted by many factors, such as . Gender the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male & female. Parents and peers matter more and less than you might think. They select and transmit knowledge, behavior, and language. A bad parent can ruin a child, but a good parent can"t always produce a well-adjusted child.
