PSYCH 1XX3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Chromosome, Assistive Technology, Adaptive Radiation
21 Apr 2018
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Unit 1 intro to problems in psych, neuroscience and behaviour: Psych 1xx3 focuses on the biological basis of thought and behavior: through evolution, development and neuroscience. Foundational topics: development, gene-env"t interactions across an individual"s lifespan, evolution, gene-env"t interactions across the evolutionary history of a species, neuroscience, the study of the nervous system. Definition = the changes and continuities that occur within the individual between conception and death. Developmental psychologists: interested in how you change over time and how you stay the same. Two processes to developmental change = maturation and learning. The biologically-timed unfolding of changes within the individual according to that individual"s genetic plan. Genetic plans determine the timeline of development. Relatively permanent changes in our thoughts, behaviors and feelings as a result of our experiences. Allow us to acquire new info and develop optimal strategies to respond to events and stimuli in the env"t. The acquisition of neuronal representations of new info.
