PSYC 2034 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Fragile X Syndrome, Evolutionary Developmental Psychology, Klinefelter Syndrome
16 Feb 2018
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Children are born into a world corrupted with inclination toward evil. Believed the mind and body are separate. Studying humans and using kids as property is okay. Composed by charles darwin in 19th century. Genotype: all of a person"s actual genetic material. Phenotype: observable and measurable characteristics of an individual such as height, hair color, and intelligence. Removing genetic defects to improve a population. The influences of a child"s genetics on determining its environment. Evolutionary psychology: emphasizes adaptation, reproduction, and survival of the fittest in shaping behavior: evolution explains human physical features and behaviors. Evolutionary developmental psychology: extended childhood evolved for human beings, evolved characteristics are not always adaptive in contemporary society. Sociobiology: konrad lorenz imprinting, innate behaviors: certain stimuli present in specific periods of development which can trigger certain behaviors, idea that partly your biology contributes to construction of society. Lamarckian theory: pass on genetically adaptive traits through biology quicker than evolution.
