PSYC 2000 : Exam 3 Notes
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Human development: the sequence of age-related changes that occur in people as they progress from conception to death. Developmental research designs: cross-sectional: different participants of various ages studied at one point in time, longitudinal: same participants studied at multiple time points, cross-sequential: combination of both of the above designs. Behavioral genetics: behavioral genetics: focuses on nature vs. nurture, using the relationships of people in same/different environments to see the differences in behavior, twin studies, http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=qw3s35wggt8, other designs. Nature: genetics: dna (deoxyribonucleic acid): special molecule that contains the genetic material of the organism, gene: section of dna having a certain sequence (or ordering) of chemical elements, chromosome: tightly wound strand of genetic material or dna. Females have 2 copies of the x chromosome, while males have one. X and one y chromosome: segments (or sections) within dna having the same arrangement constitute genes making proteins to determine our development.
