PSY 515 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Andes, Selective Breeding, Uniformitarianism
10 Apr 2020
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Consequence of enlightenment thinking: intellectuals began to question the literal truth of the biblical story of creation. Lamarck: both attributes acquired during one"s lifetime could be inherited and species are organized according to a linear chain of being . Before going to cambridge, darwin went to edinburgh to study medicine. While at cambridge, darwin learned biology (botany, actually) from henslow and geology from sedgewick. Found fossilized seashells in the andes mountains supporting?: lyell"s uniformitarian model of geology. Darwin"s visit to the galapagos islands: the finches would eventually supply a key piece of the puzzle, but darwin didn"t realize the significance of these birds at the time. True about darwin"s finches: their different-shaped beaks provided an important clue to evolution. Purpose of the beagle"s voyage: map the coastline of south america. True about darwin experiences during the beagle trip: he found considerable evidence to support lyell"s geological theories.
