PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hominidae, Phineas Gage, Pineal Gland
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What"s our deal? ( our behaviour compared to other species) Biologically, we are just another of the great ape species, just one of thousands of specifically of mammals, one millions of species of animals. 10 000 years ago the largest widespread mammal were lions; but even at their greatest range they were limited in their range. Humans are literally everywhere its possible to be. No real teeth, claws or brute strength (not physically) No speed or even much to defend ourselves. Our minds are what make us remarkable and what defines us from other species. An academic discipline- a major subject of scientific student in colleges and universities, aimed at discovering how the mind works and determine how people behave. Psychology is a siecene that tried to figure out how the mind works, and how it enables to do all the remarkable things we do.
