PSYCH 112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Information Processing, Human Brain, Bipedalism
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Human beings are the smartest species: closest related species to human: chimpanzee. Very different than humans but incredibly smart because they strategize. Humans adapted to the world around them based on certain circumstances: darwinian evolutionary theory suggests that species that evolve and continue living are good at reproducing, humans are distinguished from any other species on earth. Hand able to grip things and obtain a thumb. Behavioral flexibility makes human beings an important asset to the environment. Cognitive niche suggests that behavior plays an ecological role in the surrounding environment. Information processing involves emotion, motivation and consciousness: the human mind has adapted over time to obtain information and its relationship to the world around the mind. Heredity: dna that is passed from generation to generation, vital for darwinian adaptation. Dna is passed from generation to generation (cid:0) variation between generations (cid:0) some dna got passed on, some did not (cid:0) passed on.
