Chapters 13-14 Study Guide
... Explain the various mechanisms of microevolution including: natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow, and their effects on the gene pool of a population. (13.11) ...
... Explain the various mechanisms of microevolution including: natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow, and their effects on the gene pool of a population. (13.11) ...
Social-Cognitive Perspective
... How can we “predict” behavior? Socialcognitive psychologists’ answer Behavior is the product of personality and the situation Best predictor of behavior in a given situation is past behavior in a similar situation We cannot predict behavior with personality only We cannot predict behavior by ...
... How can we “predict” behavior? Socialcognitive psychologists’ answer Behavior is the product of personality and the situation Best predictor of behavior in a given situation is past behavior in a similar situation We cannot predict behavior with personality only We cannot predict behavior by ...
Natural Selection and Population Genetics Review
... fitness is not a measure of strength, size, speed or intelligence--it is a measure of reproductive capacity: how many fertile offspring will an organism leave behind? ...
... fitness is not a measure of strength, size, speed or intelligence--it is a measure of reproductive capacity: how many fertile offspring will an organism leave behind? ...
Sample
... The logic of evolutionary hypotheses starts with an examination of the four levels of analysis, going from most general to most specific—general evolutionary theory, middle-level evolutionary theories, specific evolutionary hypotheses, and specific predictions about empirical phenomena derived from ...
... The logic of evolutionary hypotheses starts with an examination of the four levels of analysis, going from most general to most specific—general evolutionary theory, middle-level evolutionary theories, specific evolutionary hypotheses, and specific predictions about empirical phenomena derived from ...
AP BIOLOGY - EVOLUTION, SPECIATION, MACROEVOLUTION
... In a laboratory population of diploid, sexually reproducing organisms a certain trait is studied. This trait is determined by a single autosomal gene is expressed as two phenotypes. A new population was created by crossing 51 pure-breeding (homozygous) dominant individuals with 49 pure-breeding (hom ...
... In a laboratory population of diploid, sexually reproducing organisms a certain trait is studied. This trait is determined by a single autosomal gene is expressed as two phenotypes. A new population was created by crossing 51 pure-breeding (homozygous) dominant individuals with 49 pure-breeding (hom ...
Chapter 14 - Other Behavioral Psychologies
... Hull’s notion of extinction included reactive inhibition, which functioned like fatigue, and conditioned inhibition, which refers to the rewarding nature of rest after a response. Hull’s theory was criticized for being narrow and difficult to apply. ...
... Hull’s notion of extinction included reactive inhibition, which functioned like fatigue, and conditioned inhibition, which refers to the rewarding nature of rest after a response. Hull’s theory was criticized for being narrow and difficult to apply. ...
Evolution The Change of Populations over Time
... Natural Selection Natural selection is a process that affects the distribution of phenotypes in a given population. Organisms that carry certain phenotypes are more or less likely to survive than others, and these organisms pass on genes to their offspring. Natural selection acts only on the phenot ...
... Natural Selection Natural selection is a process that affects the distribution of phenotypes in a given population. Organisms that carry certain phenotypes are more or less likely to survive than others, and these organisms pass on genes to their offspring. Natural selection acts only on the phenot ...
Natural Selection
... examples of evolution is an ape walking and evolving into an animal that stands in an upright position. One mechanism of evolution is natural selection. Natural selection is a popular theory proposed by Charles Darwin which suggests that species change over time because organisms with traits well su ...
... examples of evolution is an ape walking and evolving into an animal that stands in an upright position. One mechanism of evolution is natural selection. Natural selection is a popular theory proposed by Charles Darwin which suggests that species change over time because organisms with traits well su ...
LESSONS 1+2 presentations
... it, and goes with it to the point opposite the objective (the fruit), ...
... it, and goes with it to the point opposite the objective (the fruit), ...
managing behavior - Foxborough Regional Charter School
... behavior, he/she is most likely doing it for a reason, because it is paying off for them. • The behavior is Functional or serves a purpose • Behavior is a form of communication unfortunately some individuals learn that Problem Behavior is the best way for them to get their needs met ...
... behavior, he/she is most likely doing it for a reason, because it is paying off for them. • The behavior is Functional or serves a purpose • Behavior is a form of communication unfortunately some individuals learn that Problem Behavior is the best way for them to get their needs met ...
Natural Selection Notes
... • Adaptation – a beneficial trait that allows an individual to survive better than others • Adaptations may help individuals to compete for food or other resources or to avoid predators. ...
... • Adaptation – a beneficial trait that allows an individual to survive better than others • Adaptations may help individuals to compete for food or other resources or to avoid predators. ...
File - NOTES SOLUTION
... Attention processes – people lean from a model only when they recognize and pay attention to its critical features. We tend to be most influenced by models that are attractive,& repeatedly available. Retention processes – an actions influence depend on how well the individual remembers it after ...
... Attention processes – people lean from a model only when they recognize and pay attention to its critical features. We tend to be most influenced by models that are attractive,& repeatedly available. Retention processes – an actions influence depend on how well the individual remembers it after ...
19. The person who studied operant conditioning
... 1. This decreases the behavior that it follows (ex: stay out past curfew; get grounded) 2. The period of time when the neutral stimulus is being paired with the unconditioned stimulus 4. In Pavlov's experiment, the food for the dogs was the unconditioned _____ 5. In Pavlov's experiment, the bell bec ...
... 1. This decreases the behavior that it follows (ex: stay out past curfew; get grounded) 2. The period of time when the neutral stimulus is being paired with the unconditioned stimulus 4. In Pavlov's experiment, the food for the dogs was the unconditioned _____ 5. In Pavlov's experiment, the bell bec ...
Chapter 12: Family, Society, and Evolution
... behavioral decisions when these outcomes depend on the behavior of other players. Game theory predicts the individual’s behavior based the best estimates of: the other contestant’s response the reward for winning (c) 2001 W.H. Freeman and Company ...
... behavioral decisions when these outcomes depend on the behavior of other players. Game theory predicts the individual’s behavior based the best estimates of: the other contestant’s response the reward for winning (c) 2001 W.H. Freeman and Company ...
Does the explanation account for a substantial quantity of behavior?
... Child begins to understand conservation, attends to more than one aspect of an object at a time, understands reversibility of some ...
... Child begins to understand conservation, attends to more than one aspect of an object at a time, understands reversibility of some ...
Concepts of Evolution Outline
... 2 key points about natural selection • Natural selection is more of an ...
... 2 key points about natural selection • Natural selection is more of an ...
It has been argued that because social cognitive theory places so
... determinants. Some psychologists argue that biological or hormonal processes can largely shape the way people reason and make decisions regardless of past experiences or cognition. ...
... determinants. Some psychologists argue that biological or hormonal processes can largely shape the way people reason and make decisions regardless of past experiences or cognition. ...
Presentation
... Breeders learned to choose the males and females with the most desirable genetic characteristics and breed them together After many generations, breeders realized that certain varieties had unique combinations of characteristics which did not exist before (accumulation of small changes over time) Ar ...
... Breeders learned to choose the males and females with the most desirable genetic characteristics and breed them together After many generations, breeders realized that certain varieties had unique combinations of characteristics which did not exist before (accumulation of small changes over time) Ar ...
EvolutionAdaptations
... • He did not know how traits were inherited. • He did not know that an organism’s behavior has no effect on its inheritable characteristics. • But, he was one of the first to develop a scientific hypothesis for evolution and realize that organisms are adapted to their environments. ...
... • He did not know how traits were inherited. • He did not know that an organism’s behavior has no effect on its inheritable characteristics. • But, he was one of the first to develop a scientific hypothesis for evolution and realize that organisms are adapted to their environments. ...
Evolution and Natural Selection
... It only matters how the organisms traits are expressed- nature doesn’t know exactly what the genes are inside, only what it looks like or acts like ...
... It only matters how the organisms traits are expressed- nature doesn’t know exactly what the genes are inside, only what it looks like or acts like ...
PMHS - Socpsychvita
... maintained a constant temperature at an appropriate level of warmth with monitoring to make any clothing other than a diaper unnecessary. The infant had room to move freely and there was no danger of smothering or choking. The device was not successful commercially but is clearly a prototype of toda ...
... maintained a constant temperature at an appropriate level of warmth with monitoring to make any clothing other than a diaper unnecessary. The infant had room to move freely and there was no danger of smothering or choking. The device was not successful commercially but is clearly a prototype of toda ...
Intro to Motivation
... D. Modern evolutionary psych: predispositions and probabilities, not instincts 1. Natural selection acts on genes expressed in particular circumstances 2. Selection takes place at the individual level; it is not “survival” in the literal sense 3. Behaviors adaptive in one time or place may not be a ...
... D. Modern evolutionary psych: predispositions and probabilities, not instincts 1. Natural selection acts on genes expressed in particular circumstances 2. Selection takes place at the individual level; it is not “survival” in the literal sense 3. Behaviors adaptive in one time or place may not be a ...