PSYCH 112 1st Edition Lecture 1• Ch.1 The Thinking Mind• The Primary Human AdaptationI. One should be able to look at the peculiarities of the species and match them up with potential life-ways in the environment.II. Bipedalism- we walk on two legs vs. four legs which helped enabled us to dominate the world.III. The Hand- The human hand is a tremendously complex and useful appendage.*It has power grip {pressure between fingers and the palm.}*It had precision grip {pressure between the fingers and the thumb}IV. The Human Mind- The human brain serve as platform from human mind. *The suite of mental faculties far out performing that of any other species. • The cognitive nicheI. Behavioral Flexibility- use of our unique mind we have cared out for ourselves a special niche in the environment.II. Cognitive Mind- is the ecological role we have a result of the unprecedented flexibility with which we go about seeking to fulfill our goals. III. Human mind- the information processing abilities of the human nervous system in it’s environments.IV. Information- the sense in which it is used in the physical, biological systems. (social interactions)• Information TheoryI. The latter part of the twentieth century saw the growing recognition that information processing is fundamental to such diverse natural phenomena.II. There remains considerable discussion about how information ought to be define.III. Information- “Any difference that will make a difference.” (Gregory Bateson)• Four properties of information essential for the human mind. I. Information properties of information involves alternatives.o Information is communicated by contrast between what the signal is and what it mighthave been but it’s not.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Must understand the distinctions between the different possible signals to understand the information a signal conveys.II. Information is a relational propertyo For a system to work by information processing, there has to be a signal and a receiver.o If a system work by information processing differences between signals must make differences in the behavior of the receiver.III. Information requires energyo Entropy- is a consequence of the tendency of energy to disperse itself in such a way as to be unavailable for work. (2nd Law of Thermodynamics)o Information requires a certain level of organization and this organization can only be produced by investment of energy.IV. Information is layeredo Information is invariably layered with one kind of information used to create a second law of