PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Complex Number, Adaptive Capacity
3 Oct 2016
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Lecture 1: systematic change from conception to death a. i. Systematic change = change with development (not just temporary fluctuations) a. ii. From childhood adulthood old age a. iii. With cultural and individual variations: change in adaptive capacity of the individual with regards to the environment for better or worse (walk, handle objects, losing eyesight, cognitive decline) b. i. Maturation biological programs of increasing capacity b. ii. Taking on age-related challenges (societal notions of what to do when: what is adaptation c. i. Capacity to fit and function within the environment c. ii. Adjust activity to high altitude: advantages of humans d. i. Can be adapted to many different environments d. iii. Long phase of immaturity (20 years) to learn about environment, adjust and learn new skills that are relevant to surviving d. iii. 1. Makes us vulnerable and makes us dependent on our parents d. iii. 2. d. iii. 3. Great advantage in terms of our capacity to adapt.
