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On Carl Sagans Cosmos Calendar, how long ago did humans first appear? |
90 minutes |
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On Carl Sagans Cosmic Calendar what time did Agriculture first appear? |
23:59:20 |
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How long ago did humans begin to include meat in their diets? |
2.5 Million years ago. |
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How long ago did humans begin to domesticate plants and animals? |
12000 years ago |
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When was the first dog domesticated ? |
15000 years ago in Asia. |
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How many dogs are eaten in Asia each year? |
13-16 million. |
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How many Koreans have eaten dog at some point? |
83%. More men than women. |
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How did we discover dogs originated in East Asia? |
Using mitochondrial DNA. TRACING LINEAGE |
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Who challenged parts of Darwin’s theory of evolution? |
Balyaev. With his Silver Foxes. |
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What is the Biophilia Hypothesis? |
The idea that humans should psychologically prefer certain types of environments. |
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What is Biophobia ? |
An irrational fear and disgust of certain wild organisms |
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What were the four types of intelligence 40000 years ago? |
1. Social 2. Natural History 3. Technical 4. General |
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When did stone tools appear? |
2.5 million years ago. |
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What was “Lucy” also known as? |
Dinkinesh. Meaning “you are amazing” 3.2 million years ago in Ethiopia. Australopithecus |
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How much more energy do brains require than equivalent muscle? |
22x |
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What was the first species to have a modern sized human brain? |
Homoheidlebergensis Possibly due to language acquisition. |
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What was different from Neanderthals to early humans 30000 years ago? |
They had no art or relationships with animals. |
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What are the five types of biological relationships? |
1. Mutualism 😁😁 2. Commensalism 😁😐 3. Parasitism 😁😈 4. Synnecrosis 😈😈 5. Amensalim 😐😈 6. Neutralism 😑😑 |
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What is adaptation ? |
A modification of an organism or it’s parts that makes it more fit for existence. A way to act in order to survive. |
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Edward O Wilson proposed that humans have a what? |
An innate tendency to focus on life and life like processes. |
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Who was the first homo sapien discovered in 1929? |
Taung Child. 4.2 million years old Australopithens |
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What three things are required for adaptation at the species level? |
Individual variation Biological fitness Genetic selection |
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What is comensal domestication ? |
It was of benefit to the dogs. But not the humans. |
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How long ago were all currently domesticated creatures permanent fixtures? |
3500 |
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What are the four requirements of an animal to be domesticated? |
1. It eats readily available food 2. Breeds easily 3. Docile 4. Lives in packs or herds with a clear leader. |
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What are some environments that are covered my Environmental Psychology ? |
Physical Social Virtual Natural Built Work Online. |
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When did environmental psychology first appear? |
1943 Egon Brunswick & Kurt Lewin |
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What is Proxemics? |
The study of personal space Four zones - Intimate, personal, social, public |
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What is crowding? |
A sense of too many people. |
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What is Shinrin Yoku? |
Forest Bathing |
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What are some non contact cultures? |
North America Northern Europe East Asia |
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What are some contact cultures? |
Latin America Southern and Eastern Europe Arabic Cultures. |
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What is sustainable consumption? |
Doing more with less. |
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What are some psychological barriers to change? |
Limited cognition- being unaware Ideologies - free market and capitalism. Comparison to others Sunk costs Perceived Risks Limited Behaviour - doing the bare minimum to feel better. |
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Where is mental mapping done in the brain? |
Hippocampus |
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How do dogs learn new behaviours? |
Trail and error. |
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The single most important achievement of humans is….. |
the ability to take knowledge from one dimension and make sense of another dimension. Steve Mithen. |
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What is Ethology? |
A branch of zoology interested in understanding animal behaviour. |
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Who discovered geese imprint ? |
Konrad Lorenz |
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Who devised the mirror test? |
Gordon Gallup |
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Define pet |
Any animal that is domesticated tamed and kept as a favourite |
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Why would hunter gather children have kept pets? |
To learn animal behaviour and understand animals for future hunting |
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What is Premarin and where does it come from? |
Hormone Replacement Therapy Horse Mare Urine. |
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What is Carnism and what are the 3 N’s? |
Collective Meat Bias Eating meats is normal, natural and necessary. |
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What is an obligate carnivore? |
Can survive solely on meat |
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What is omnivorous? |
Can survive on either plant or animals or both. |
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What are the three core components of the Theory of Planned Behaviour? |
Attitudes Subjective Norms Perceived Behavioural Control |
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What is Hippotherapy? |
Therapy with horses. |
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what are some uses for animals in science ? |
Space, sonar, medicine, engineering |
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What are some uses for animals in science ? |
Space, sonar, medicine, engineering |
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What are the 3 R’s? |
Replace Reduce Refine (Also relevance and redundancy) |
