Questions and Answers
What is the scientific study of the extent to which genetic and environmental differences among people and animals are responsible for differences in their traits?
Behavioral Genetics
Define Heritability in the context of traits within a large sample of people.
Heritability is the proportion of all the variability in a trait within a large sample of people that can be linked to genetic differences among those individuals.
Study Notes
Developmental Psychology
- Studies 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.
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Test your knowledge of human development and adaptation to the environment, covering learning and behavioral growth. Based on sources from Papalia, Santrock, and Sigelman-Rider.
