Developmental Psychology Q1 Genetics, Evolution, and Hereditary

Developmental

Studies individuals from birth to adulthood

Evolutionary

Studies life spans and generations

Natural Selection

Favorable traits, adaptable to environment, and exhibit variation

Maladaptive traits

Traits that don’t allow an individual to adapt or grow

Kin selection

Helping a relative or other person reproduce despite not benefiting the individual

Life history strategy

Strategy used to grow, what traits to push faster and what traits are less important to develop quickly

Slow life history

Investment in growth, less offspring and more investment in off spring

Fast life history

Less investment in growth, more offspring, and less investment in offspring

Indirect fitness

Genetic contribution by individuals offspring (amount of offspring a relative or parent may have)

Direct fitness

Genetic contribution an individual makes to the next generation (amount of offspring an individual produces)

Developmental systems approach

Genes and environment interact on all levels

Twin studies

Shows impacts of environment and genetics