PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Axon Hillock, Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Homo Habilis
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Evolutionary psychologists: studies how human behaviour has evolved to solve problems that relate to survival/reproductive success. Does o(cid:374)e"s passio(cid:374) for readi(cid:374)g (cid:272)o(cid:373)e fro(cid:373) ge(cid:374)eti(cid:272)s or depe(cid:374)d o(cid:374) the number of books growing up. Does not split into two exclusive possibilities. Genetics influences both our physical traits, and behaviours and have the same effects on our brain. The work of genes both during development and everyday life-has a dramatic effect on your behaviour. Genetic code is found in the nucleus in human body, which is organized into genes. Genes: the basic unit of heredity, genes are responsible for guiding the process of creating the protein that make up our physical structures and regulate development plus physiological processes throughout the lifespan. Genes are composed of segments of dna (deoxyribonucleic acid: a molecule formed in a double-helix shape that contains 4 nucleotides: adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine (a, c, g, t)
