Developmental Psychology

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What is behavioral genetics?

Scientific study of the extent to which genetic and environmental differences among people and animals are responsible for differences in their traits.

Define heritability.

Proportion of all the variability in the trait within a large sample of people that can be linked to genetic differences among those individuals.

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Developmental Psychology

Study of how a person adapts to the environment through learning.

Key Concepts

Behavioral Genetics: scientific study of the extent to which genetic and environmental differences among people and animals are responsible for differences in their traits.
Heritability: proportion of all the variability in a trait within a large sample of people that can be linked to genetic differences among those individuals.