BLO #2 LO #2- Explain how principles that define the Biological Level of Analysis may be demonstrated using theories and/or studies. Introduction Principle 1 Behavior can be innate because it is genetically based. This means that evolution may play a role in behavior. Natural selection makes species differ in behavior due to adaption. Darwin: survival of the fittest Genetics in a family are passed on (Violence/intelligence) Genetics vs. environment Predispositions Study: Minnesota Twin
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aggravating situation‚ then their minds become warped and are set into a bad state. Thus‚ humans are naturally good‚ but it is society that demeans them. On the other hand‚ another great influential thinker‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ believed that humans are inborn evil‚ but it is society that subdues the evil ways. Many studies led to the assumption that humans are born with evil inside‚ and it is human nature to act upon evil impulses‚ as in what Hobbes believes. Many believe that evil behavior in
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By creating a new schema or reinforcing our previous schema our behaviour changes. This is what we called adaptation. Jean Piaget hypothesized that infants are born with schema operating at birth that he called "reflexes." These reflexes are innate to us. Infant uses these reflexes to adapt to the environment‚ these reflexes are quickly replaced with constructed schema. Jean Piaget was interested to how children learn and how they think. Therefore‚ he uses his three children to make an experiment
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Precious traxler September 26‚ 2011 Human development essay In my essay I’m going to talk about the differences between nature vs. nurture and how it makes us who we are. well I think that it’s both nature and nurture who makes us who we are because it’s are parents who make us and the environment that we live in when were younger. One reason is that nature is 1. Something that nourishes; sustenance. 2. The act of bringing up. 3. Biology The sum of environmental influences and conditions
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Chapter 3: Infancy Module 3.1: Physical Development in Infancy Looking Ahead Growth and Stability An Interesting Head Count Are there gender and ethnic differences in infant weight and length? Principles of Growth Cephalocaudal principle Proximodistal principle Principle of hierarchical integration Principle of independence of systems Nervous System and Brain Nervous system comprises the brain and the nerves that extend throughout the body Neurons are the basic
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8/12/2010 Chapter 1 A Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Sarah is walking across campus. She stops for a moment to talk with a friend about the movie they saw last night‚ but can’t talk to long‚ because she has an appointment with her advisor to plan her schedule for next term‚ so she says goodbye and heads off in the direction of her advisor’s office. 1 8/12/2010 In these brief few moments Sarah has used 5 different cognitive processes Perception Attention Memory Language
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PSYCHOLOGY Unit 1 Introduction to Psychology Psychology: Psychology is the systematic study of behaviour and mental processes including perception‚ cognition and emotion. - Cognition: is thinking‚ knowing and processing information - Emotion: changes in facial expressions and adoptive behaviour Behaviour: is any observable action made by a living person or animal. There are now 2 types of behaviour – overt and covert. - Overt: observable actions and responses (eating
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Personality Theories Matrix THEORY Psychoanalytic Neo-Freudian Trait Biological Humanistic Behavioral/ Social Cognitive Personality “Self: id‚ ego‚ superego‚ thanatos; defense mechanisms.” Personlaity structureis made up of 3 major systems: the id‚ the ego and the superego. Each has its own function properties‚ components‚ operating principles‚ and mechanisms‚ the systems interact so closely with one another that it is difficult to disentangle their effects
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beliefs‚ memories‚ feelings‚ and instincts of which the individual is not aware of (Feldman‚ 2010). According‚ to Freud the personality is made up of three major components; the Id‚ Ego‚ and Superego. The Id is the raw inborn part with sole purpose is to reduce tension caused by aggression and irrational impulse‚ operating according to the pleasure principle (Feldman‚ 2010). Ego acting as a buffer between the Id and the outside world‚ the Ego is developed soon after birth and strives to balance the desires
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behaviour. The second scenario involved a client with an anal fixation‚ facing insomnia regularly due to the repressed memories of wanting a perfect family caused by her id‚ and an innate desire to be with her parents. The client had a weak ego as she controlled her behaviour but with occasional outburst as she vents her aggression towards her peers in school which is a form of
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