Psychology Project

By- Vishal Kumar

Class- XI-E
 Topic
Evolutionary Perspective And
Biological and Cultural Roots
Evolutionary Perspective
There are different types of people with respect to
their physical and psychological characteristics.
This is due to their interaction with genetics and
environmental demands.
There are countless number of species of organism in
this world.
But this species were not always like this, they have
evolved to what see we them now from their pre-
existing form.
The characteristics of modern human was developed
some 2 lakh years ago as a result of their continuous
interaction with environment.
The Three important features of
modern human being differentiate
them from their ancestors are:
1. A bigger and developed brain with increased
capacity for cognitive behaviors like perception,
memory, reasoning, problem solving and use of
language for communication
2. Ability to walk upright on two legs
3. A free hands with a workable opposing thumb.
Human development is evidenced by two facts:-
The weight of the brain is about 2.35 per cent of total
body weight, and is highest among all species
The human cerebrum is more than other parts of
brain
These evolutions have resulted due to influence of
environmental demands like-
The ability to find food, avoid predators and defend
young ones are the objectives related to the survival of
the organisms as well as the species
The environmental demand lead to biological and
behavioral changes over a long period of time.
Biological and Cultural Roots
Biological system
Our behavioral is determined by biological structure
inherited by our ancestors in the form of developed
body and brain.
Use of drugs or an accident develops various kinds of
physical and behavioral disabilities. Many children
develops mental retardation and other abnormal
symptoms due to transmission of faulty gene from
parents.
 Cultural roots
Cultural provides us with different
experiences and opportunities of learning
by putting us in variety of situation or
placing different demands on our lives.
These influences become more visible as we
move from infancy to later years of life.
Thus, beside biological bases there are
cultural bases of behavior also.
Thank You