PSYC 4364 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Preformationism, Limb Development, Neoteny

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Exam 2 review: dynamic systems theory, ex// when you meet someone at a party and begin a relationship, and there"s a chance you"ll enter into a more prolonged contact . You don"t get very far getting to know someone at a party. Dynamics that can literally abort the initial relationship: when things are a little off, the relationship just never progresses. Want to make sure all initial conditions are good/productive/supportive rattled: systems are more likely to be influenced and challenged by a multitude of. Don"t want to be challenged early on factors early on; once the system is more developed, it"s less likely to be: you can"t always disrupt and change a system in the middle of development. )f you can create new form, that"s a phenotype (cid:523)shyness, hand shape, etc. (cid:524) all through development: may be able to change some physical conditions, but not others (e. g. , growing new arms) Neophenogenesis: the birth/creation of new form.