PSYC 280 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Basal Ganglia, Substantia Nigra, Temporal Lobe

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 280
• Professor: Evan Caldbick

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Reproduction will increase a population unless factors limit it, individuals of a given species are not identical, some of the variation among individuals is inherited, not all offspring of a given generation survive to reproduce. The inference of darwin"s observations: the variation among individuals affect the probability of their survival/ability to pass on their genes to offspring. Natural selection process by which evolutionary changes occur in living organisms over millions of years. Darwin"s theory of evolution, the organisms well adapted to their environment survive better than those who are not and are able to pass on their genes to many more offspring. An organism with a set of phenotypic traits, pseudorandom mutations can modify one or more of these traits. The encephalization factor is a measure of brain size compared to body size. It has been suggested that our nervous systems have developed this way due to the social brain hypothesis.