Self & Other

Question 1

what makes us human?

Answer 1

• human evolution
• study of fossil evidence (paleontology)
• study of cultural remains (archaeology)

anthro - evolution

psych - cognitive

socio - culture

Question 2

evidence of evolution

Answer 2

• physical (firmness of handshake, tooth decay, blood pressure)
• intellectual (memory, mental retardation)
• emotional (shyness, neuroticism, schizophrenia, anxiety)

Question 3

cognitive process

Answer 3

• interpreting & manipulating mental ideas/images to obtain information, reason, and to solve problems
• cerebral cortex controls senses, thoughts, language, memory

Question 4

deductive reasoning

Answer 4

• general assumptions to specific cases

ex. all X are Y

  all Y are Z

  hence, all X are Z

Question 5

inductive reasoning

Answer 5

• collecting specific info to form a general assumption

ex. every life form we know of depends of liquid water to exist

  all life depends on liquid water to exist