HDF 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fixed Action Pattern, Ethology, Special Creation
17 Sep 2016
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Social identity how other view us: characteristics/group belonging we may have limited control over, individual differences (e. g. skills, traits others judge us on) Theories: what to know (be able to answer each of every theory) What are the origins of the theory: evolutionary: darwin, wallace, bowlby, lorenz. Who are key theorists and how did each contribute. What domains of development does the theory focus on: biology"s impact on a species over time. Know both the book material and what we cover in class---class materials will supplement book. Adaption the process by which living things develop structures and problem solving mechanisms that enable them to thrice in a particular environment. Biological forces drive development but are influenced by the environment. Humans are living beings, linked to all other forms of life through the process of evolution. Natural laws that apply to plant and animal life also apply to humans.
