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EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE :
 Every human differ with respect to their psychical and
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 Evolution occurs through 'NATURAL SELECTION'
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3 Important features of 'modern human

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 A free hand (with a workable opposing thumb)

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BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL ROOTS :

 As human beings, we not only share biological system,

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 Thus, beside biological basis there are cultural basis of

behaviour also.

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NEURONS : -
 Neuron is the basic unit of nervous system. Specialised cells
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 They are of many types and vary considerably in shape, size,

chemical composition, and function. Despite these differences
they share three fundamental components, i.e, Soma,
Dendrites and Axon.
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• SOMA - cell body, contains nucleus. Genetic material of the neuron is stored in
nucleus. Soma also contains most of the cytoplasm of the neuron.
• DENDRITES - receiving ends of neurons. receive the neural impulses from several
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NERVE IMPULSES
 information travels within the nervous system in the form
of nerve impulse.

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neurone rather, there is a small gap between the two. The

cap is known as synaptic cleft.
 the neural impulses from one neurone is transmitted by a
complex synaptic transmission process to another neuron.
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The Brain & Behaviour :

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Hindbrain
There are 3 structures or part under hindbrain.
 Medulla oblongata: - lowest part continue with Spinal

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 Cerebellum: - wrinkled part and high developed,

maintains and controls posture and equlibrium,
coordination of muscular movement, stores memory of
movement.
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Midbrain
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from environment.

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Forebrain
Important part of brain that performs cognitive, emotional
and motor activities. It has 4 major parts :

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- egg shaped cluster of neurons

- exchanges sensory signals between sense organs and
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 Limbic system:
-composed of group of structures form old mammalian
brain, maintains internal homeostasis, close links with

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Divided into cerebral hemispheres, looks identical and

functionally one is dominative, these two are connected
with corpus callosum that exchange message between both
hemispheres.
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Cerebral cortex has also been divided into 4 lobes :

1. Frontal lobe - cognitive functions, exerts inhibitory effects
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performed by a single part of cortex. But localisation of

functions is present.
 The whole brain acts as well as coordinated unit in which
different parts contribute their functions separately.
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Heredity : Genes & Behaviour

 The study of inheritance of physical & Psychological
characteristics from ancestors is referred to as Genetics.

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 Zygote, a tiny cell with a nucleus in center that contains
inherited chromosomes.
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Chromosomes from Mother & Father

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GENES :

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in nature provides variation in genotypes and

permits the evolution of new species.

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Concept of CULTURE :
 Culture refers to the 'man made part of environment.' It
comprises diverse 'products' of behaviour of many people
including ourselves. (Products = material objects, ideas and

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 Culture includes behavioral products of others who preceded

us. Thus, culture is already there as we begin life. It contains
values that will be expressed and language in which to express
them. It contains a way of life that will be followed by most of us
who grow up in that context.
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Cultural Transmission
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 The process of 'enculturation' and 'socialization' makes us
cultural beings.

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socially with others. It is a process by which individuals

acquire knowledge, skills and dispositions which enable
them to participate as effective members of group and
society.
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Socialisation Agents :
 - A number of people who relate to us possesses power to
socializes us. Such people are called socialization agents.

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Acculturation :
 Aculturation refers to cultural and psychological changes
resulting from contact with other cultures. Contact may

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other cultural group.

 Based on people's positive or negative answers to these
issues, there are four aculturative strategies have been
derived.
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Topics Covered :
 EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

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 BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL ROOTS

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 BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOUR
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- NERVOUS SYSTEM y ch
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- THE BRAIN & BEHAVIOUR
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- THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

- HEREDITY : GENES & BEHAVIOUR
- CONCEPT OF CULTURE

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