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Investigating intelligence, Chapter 2 - Keywords
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- 1Eugenics movementA movement that advocated the improvement of human genetic traits through the promotion of reproduction of people with desired traits and limiting reproduction of people with undesirable traits.
- 2Scientific racismThe manipulation of scientific theories and methods to justify the belief in racial superiority or inferiority.
- 3Genetic codeThe rules which govern how information encoded with genetic material (DNA) will be translated into proteins, the building blocks of any living organism.
- 4HeritabilityThe extent to which differences in a trait, characteristic or ability within a population is due to genetic differences.
- 5Human genomeThe complete set of genetic information contained in the human DNA
- 6EthicsPrinciples that determine right and wrong conduct. The codes and principles researchers should adhere to.
- 7Heritability estimateAn estimate of the extent to which variability in intelligence in the population is accounted for by variability in genes.
- 8Equal environment assumptionThe assumption in twin studies that twin pairs raised together experience roughly equal environments.
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- Keywords taken from chapter 2 of Investigating Intelligence. The first book from the open university course dd100 investigating psychology
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