PSYCO275 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Allosome, Genetic Code, Intellectual Disability
2 Nov 2015
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Universe is made of two elements physical matter (behave according to laws of nature and suitable for scientific investigation) and the human mind (soul, self, lack human substance and obey no natural law) Most complex psychological changes (ex. memory, emotion) can be produced by damage or stimulation. Ex. asomatognosia deficiency in awareness of parts of one"s body due to damage to right parietal lobe. Animals have been shown to possess abilities that were seen solely as human (ex. self- awareness) Ex. after putting a mirror in front of chimps, they began using it for grooming, making faces. Ex. red mark on chimps and putting mirror in front of them caused them to spend 3x more time in front of the mirror. Whether humans and animals inherit their behavioural capacities or acquire them through learning. Ethology: study of animal behaviour in the wild.
