Dictionary

agreeableness: A trait among people to feel for others and be compassionate.

behaviorism: A theory that proposes that environment affects human and animal behavior.

bioinformatics: A branch of science that seeks to study biological problems on a molecular level using math, chemistry, biology and computers.

biological determinism: Theory that proposes genetics control how an organism behaves and changes.

classical conditioning: Experiments that study the link between learning and memory.

conscientiousness: A personality trait that measures a person’s likeliness to act with discipline and planning.

corporal punishment: The infliction of pain to punish or change the occurrence of a voluntary behavior.

DTC testing: Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is completed without a doctor to read and interpret the results.

epigenetics: Changes in DNA that are repeated through several stages of cell division; part of the differentiation of cells.

extraversion: The trait among people to display energy and outgoing behavior.