PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes -Whistleblower, Dunlin, Genetic Drift
11 Apr 2013
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Module 1: introduction: the biological sciences have a shared agenda their goal is to elucidate the adaptive deign of living things. Are biological traits that help an individual survive and reproduce in its habitat. Adaptions perform a specific function they are always for something that make and organism better suited to its environment. The adaptions serve identifiable functions in the life of the individual e. g. they might enable organism to interact with a complex physical environment. E. g. eyes enable you to respond effectively to things around you be detecting and analyzing the reflected light. Racoons have goods night vision but their front paws have adapted to be so sensitive they can practically see through them, bats have adapted to have echo location. Perceptual processes and behaviours are also biological adaptations. Once these critical steps have been identified, you can look for processes that are capable of accomplishing those tasks, in other words you can look for the relevant adaptations.
