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.