Psychology 3720F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Spontaneous Generation, Group Selection, Stotting

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3720F/G
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

Species spontaneously appear in fully developed form from non living matter. Argued species don"t appear in fuly developed form but that they develop from pre-existing species. There a historical continuity in the development later species replace earlier species. The doctrine of evolution: how does evolution occur, lamarck"s two ideas: Personal influences on helping 1 are we helpful by nature. Part 1: the origin of species: evolutionary biology: old testament of the bible: Adam came from dust of the earth. Most scientists use the doctrine of spontaneous. Acquired characteristics from use and non-use of body parts. Muscles get bigger when u exercise them. Little toe is so small cause you hardly use it. Big toe is bigger cause you use it so often. Acquired characteristics are inherited and passed on to offspring. E. g. a short necked animal evolves into a giraffe.