PSYCH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hunter-Gatherer, Epiphyseal Plate, Multicellular Organism
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Chapter 1: origins of the mind notes psych 112 mally brian 9/8/16. Human behavior is much more sophisticated than any other creature, we change our environment to adapt to us. We are the only species to have left the planet and we are dominator of the planet. Genes are passed on by the means of the genes of that person, not from organism"s point of view. Heredity is the passion of genes; it is what makes our evolution successful in that it transmitters everything to the other genes. Brain metabolism= consumes half the calories we consume, uses more energy than any other organism, about 20 percent of our energy. Genes are like a recipe for a human body, they affect the human body behavior, There are no genes for smoke but there are genes that make it hard to quit.
