Chap 2 Flashcards
What is Psyche?
A broader term for the mind, encompassing emotions, desires, perceptions, and all other psychological processes
What is Nature?
The physical world around us. including it’s laws and processes
What is the theory of evolution?
A theory proposed by chsrles darwin to explain how change occurs in nature
What is Natural Selection?
Species that survive asnd reproduce effectively are the ones that pass aling genes to future generations
What is Survival
Living longer
What is reproduction
Producing babies that survive long enogh to produce themselves as well
What is mutation”
A new gene or combonation of genes
Whar are Social Animals?
Animals that seek connections to others and prefer to live, work and play with other members of their species
What is Cultural Animal Theiry?
The view that evolution is shaped the human psyche so as to enable humans to create and take part in culture
What is Praxis?
Pratical ways of doing things
What is Culture?
An information based system that includes shared ideas and common ways of doing things
What is the Duplex mind?
The idea that humans mind have two different processing systems
What are ther two different processing systems theoried to be apart of the human mind?
Deliberate and automatic
Wat is a Automatic system?
The part of the mind outside of consciousness that performs simple operation
What is a Deliberate system?
The part of the mind that performs complex operations
