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The gonads are the sex glands of the body—ovaries in females and testes in males. These glands produce sex hormones in higher concentrations, leading to increased levels of testosterone in males and increased levels of estrogen in females. Higher levels of testosterone also increase aggressive behavior.

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Gonads are responsible for producing sex hormones, with testosterone linked to increased aggression in males and estrogen linked to sexual functioning in females.

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Behavioral traits can be inherited as well. Evidence for the inherited nature of behavior comes from the fact that many behaviors are species-specific. For example, many animals exhibit mating behaviors only seen within their species.

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Inherited behavioral traits are species-specific, such as mating behaviors unique to certain species.

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Adoption studies help us understand environmental and genetic influences on behavior. These studies compare the similarities between biological relatives and the child who was adopted to similarities between adoptive relatives and the child.

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Adoption studies assess genetic and environmental impacts by comparing biological and adoptive relatives' influence on the child.

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Innate behavior is genetically programmed as a result of evolution and is seen in all individuals regardless of environment or experience. Learned behaviors are based on experience and environment.

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Innate behaviors are genetically programmed, while learned behaviors depend on experience and environment.

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Schizophrenia has a heritable component. Family studies cannot distinguish shared environmental factors from shared genetic factors. For example, what if the increased rates of schizophrenia in families are a result of experiencing the same emotional climate in the home rather than genetically shared characteristics?

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Schizophrenia has genetic and environmental influences, with family studies unable to separate these factors completely.

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Nature refers to the influence of inherited characteristics on behavior. Nurture refers to the influence of environment and physical surroundings on behavior.

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Nature involves genetic influences, while nurture involves environmental and physical surroundings affecting behavior.

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Learned behaviors are not based on heredity but instead are based on experience and environment.

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Learned behaviors arise from experience and environmental factors, not genetics.

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The controversy of nature vs. nurture refers to how much of an individual's behavior is based on genetics versus environment and experiences.

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Nature vs. nurture debates the relative influence of genetics and environment on behavior.

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Family studies show that genetically related individuals are more similar in traits than unrelated individuals.

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Family studies highlight genetic similarities among relatives compared to unrelated individuals.

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Twin studies measure concordance rates to evaluate genetic and environmental influences on traits.

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Concordance rates in twin studies reveal the balance of genetic and environmental factors in traits.