Nature, Nurture and Human Diversity

4. The study of influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change
5. A person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity, often present at birth or early in life
6. A kind of culture where the success of the individual person is most important
7. How a person views him or herself in terms of gender
9. Theory that states we learn gender through a cultural recipe (two words, no space)
10. The molecule containing the genetic information that makes up chromosomes
11. Theory that states gender behavior is learned through reinforcement, punishment or observation (two words, no space)
15. Rules for accepted and expected behavior - usually unique within various cultures (plural)
16. Contains segments of DNA; every cell in our body has 23 pairs (singular)

1. The field of psychology that is concerned with behavior in light of the principles of natural selection
2. A kind of culture where the success of the group, like family or community, is most important
3. the study of relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior
8. Expectations of how men and women should behave
9. The basic unit of heredity (singular)
12. If a happy, sociable child attracts people who make it more happy and sociable, this relationship between innate behaviors and the environment is called _____
13. The center of our cells that contains our genetic information
14. This kind of study help us determine what kinds of behaviors and personality traits might be inherited by studying identical siblings