PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: John Stuart Mill, Wilhelm Wundt, Natural Selection
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Psychological science = the study of mind, brain, and behavior (5) Nature and nurture are inextricably intertwined (7) The brain and mind are inseparable (7) A new biological revolution is energizing research (9) The first major development is a growing understanding of brain chemistry (9) Scientists have also mapped the human genome and have figures out how to assess the human brain (10) Evolutionary theory = emphasizes the inherited adaptive value of behavior and mental activity throughout the history of a species (10) Natural selection = those who inherit characteristics that help them adapt to their environments have a selective advantage over those that do not (10) The biological level of analysis deals with how the physical body contributes to mind and behavior (13) The individual level of analysis focusses on individual differences in personality and in the mental processes that affect how people perceive and know the world (13)
