MODULE 2 Flashcards
HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS adaptations:
RESPOND
CONTROL
MANIPULATE
- BIOLOGICAL Characteristics OF HUMANS
BMVB
a. BIPEDAL LOCOMOTION
b. MANIPULATIVE SKILL
c. WELL-DEVELOPED VOCAL SYSTEM
d. DEVELOPED HUMAN BRAIN
- SOCIAL Characteristics OF HUMANS
TL
a. DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
b. USE OF LANGUAGE
What makes Bipedal Characteristics unique?
Balance
Sight
Prehensile forelimbs
Positive feedback mechanism
What makes manipulative skill unique?
Power grip
Precision grip
What makes well-developed vocal system unique? (speech vs call system)
Need for communication
Physical mechanisms present
Specific Anatomical Attributes for Speech :
Well-developed brain
- Homo symbolicus
- Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
Pharynx
Tongue
Auditory apparatus
Developed Human Brain
CEREBRAL CORTEX
- Left side: Speech, Logic, Order
- Right Side: Emotional aspects, Integration of
speech, Spatial
What makes Dev’t of Technology Freedom… unique?
Tools to make other tools
Frequency & use
Tool dependence
What makes Use of Language unique?
Distinctly human
Symbolizing
distinct FEATURES of SPEECH
OPEN
ARBITRARY
STIMULUS-FREE
DISCRETE
People engage in GROUP LIVING because it offers them opportunity for LEARNING and DEVELOPMENT.
SOCIAL LEARNING
The single most CRUCIAL FACTOR
underlying social organization is
________.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
KINSHIP
Process where LEARNING TAKES PLACE which enables individuals to learns the norms, values, languages, and the like.
SOCIALIZATION
MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
PHYSIOLOGICAL
SAFETY
SOCIAL
ESTEEM
SELF-ACTUALIZATION