PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Narcolepsy, Color Blindness, Codeine
4 Jan 2016
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Evolution- the process of the development and divergence of life (species) on this planet (not creation) Evolutionary psychologists- study how the body and brain via interaction of our genes and the environment produce our thoughts and behaviours. Kingdoms include bacteria, archea, eucharia, plants, animals, and. Homo sapiens (adam and eve) about 200,000 years ago. Firt land animals (fins to limbs and air breathing) Move farther inland (avoid dehydration, e. g. thick skin, egg shell) Australopithicus (extinct), humans, chimps, great apes, orangutans ancestors. Tiktaalik- a fish in the canadian artic that had a primitive wrist with finger-like bones. His famous book on the origin of species (1859) described the theory of evolution by the process of natural selection. Evolution by natural selection- animals with physical attributes well suited to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on their traits to their offspring (diversity in animals reflects diversity of habitats)
