AP Psychology Unit 1 Biological
Bases of Behavior questions and
answers.
Heredity - n
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Passing of traits from parents to offspring
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Nature - n
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The influence of our inherited characteristics on our personality, physical growth,
intellectual growth, and social interactions
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Nurture - n
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External factors that one experiences, such as family interactions or education.
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Genetic predisposition - n
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An inherited genetic pattern that makes one susceptible to a certain disease or
behaviors
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Evolutionary perspective of psychology - n
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Explores how natural selection affects the expression of
Behavior and mental processes to increase survival and reproductive success.
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Natural selection - n
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A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and
reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
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Eugenics - n
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, Study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to
improve those qualities
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Twin studies - n
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A common method of investigating whether nature or nurture affects behavior
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Family studies - n
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Researchers assess hereditary influence by examining blood relatives to see how much
they resemble one another on a specific trait
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Adoption studies - n
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Assess hereditary influence by examining the resemblance between adopted children
and both their biological and their adoptive parents
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Central nervous system - n
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Brain and spinal cord; interacts with all processes in the body.
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Peripheral nervous system - n
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Relays messages from the central nervous system
To the rest of the body and includes the autonomic and somatic nervous systems.
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Autonomic nervous system - n
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Governs processes that are involuntary and includes
The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.
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Sympathetic nervous system - n
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The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its
energy in stressful situations
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Parasympathetic nervous system - n
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Bases of Behavior questions and
answers.
Heredity - n
Ans ✔
Passing of traits from parents to offspring
Qs
Nature - n
Ans ✔
The influence of our inherited characteristics on our personality, physical growth,
intellectual growth, and social interactions
Qs
Nurture - n
Ans ✔
External factors that one experiences, such as family interactions or education.
Qs
Genetic predisposition - n
Ans ✔
An inherited genetic pattern that makes one susceptible to a certain disease or
behaviors
Qs
Evolutionary perspective of psychology - n
Ans ✔
Explores how natural selection affects the expression of
Behavior and mental processes to increase survival and reproductive success.
Qs
Natural selection - n
Ans ✔
A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and
reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
Qs
Eugenics - n
Ans ✔
, Study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to
improve those qualities
Qs
Twin studies - n
Ans ✔
A common method of investigating whether nature or nurture affects behavior
Qs
Family studies - n
Ans ✔
Researchers assess hereditary influence by examining blood relatives to see how much
they resemble one another on a specific trait
Qs
Adoption studies - n
Ans ✔
Assess hereditary influence by examining the resemblance between adopted children
and both their biological and their adoptive parents
Qs
Central nervous system - n
Ans ✔
Brain and spinal cord; interacts with all processes in the body.
Qs
Peripheral nervous system - n
Ans ✔
Relays messages from the central nervous system
To the rest of the body and includes the autonomic and somatic nervous systems.
Qs
Autonomic nervous system - n
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Governs processes that are involuntary and includes
The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.
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Sympathetic nervous system - n
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The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its
energy in stressful situations
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Parasympathetic nervous system - n
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