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Match the following terms with their definitions
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adoption study

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behavior genetics

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embryonic period

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epigenetic view

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evolutionary psychology

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fetal period

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germinal period

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teratogen

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twin study

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zygote

A)Study in which the behavioral similarities between identical twins are compared with the behavioral similarities between fraternal twins
B)Study in which investigators seek to discover if children are more like their adoptive parents and/or siblings than their biological parents and/or siblings
C)Emphasizes the importance of adaptation, reproduction, and "survival of the fittest" in shaping behavior
D)Prenatal period of development that, on average, begins 2 months after conception and lasts for seven months
E)Period of prenatal development that takes place in the first 2 weeks after conception
F)Any agent that causes a birth defect or negatively alters cognitive and behavioral outcomes
G)Field that seeks to discover the influence of heredity and environment on individual differences in human traits and development
H)Single cell formed through the fusion of an egg and a sperm in a process called fertilization
I)Period of prenatal development that occurs 2 to 8 weeks after conception
J)Emphasizes that development is the result of an ongoing, bidirectional interchange between heredity and environment







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