Intro Behavioral

Acl Behavioral

color psychology

study of how colors can influence: emotion, behavior, attention, & perception

RED

danger, OR increased attention

BLUE

calmness, sadness, OR trust

PURPLE

wealth, loyalty, OR royalty

YELLOW

happiness, OR excitment

physiological

how internal process in the body affect behavior (aka. nervous system, hormones, genetics)

ontogenetics

behavior based on changes that happen during their lifetime (aka. influenced by others around you)

evolutionary

behavior in terms of evolution, natural selection, & adaptation

functional

asks what purpose a behavior serves (aka. what does this behavior DO for the organism)

altruism

helps another individual (aka. unselfish)

kin selection

helping offspring

reciprocal altruism

helps another individual in return for help back

kruger national park

ex. of kin selection

survival of the fittest (reproduction of the fittest)

the ability to survive and reproduce successfully in its environment (& the successful genes)

DNA

molecule that contains genetic information

walter breuning

ex. of survival of the fittest

mutation

a change in DNA

phenylketonuria (PKU)

genetic disorder which the body cannot properly process the amino acid phenylalanine (aka. why babies get tested right after the womb)

identical twins

share 100% of their genes

fraternal twins

share 50% of their genes

dominant allele

needs at least one copy to be present

recessive allele

needs both copies to be present

XX

female

XY

male

autosomes

everyone has 22 pairs

sex linked

trait controlled by sex chromosomes, often the X

sex limited

trait that is restricted to only one sex

nature

genetics, DNA, hormones, biology

nurture

environment, experiences, learning