Psycholigcal Adaptations

American Intercontinental University

Unit 2 Individual Project

SSCI206-1204A-01 Aspects of Psychology

Sunday, October 07, 2012

Abstract

Physical and mental perspective of adaptation remains one of the dominant characteristics of the human being to become one of the powerful species on the planet. Physical experiment on sensory adaption conducting how person responses to stimulants of touch and taste across the time provides understanding of evolution. Psychological simulation of adaptation further empowers individuals to manage their mental and physical capacity to full extent.

ADAPTATION

To demonstrate adaptation in the experiment of psychology, we involved our class to show the utility of method. Definition of adaption, right understanding, and formulation of method is critical in claiming the correctness of observation.

Adaption is not confined to physical characteristics, but it is rather a process in evolution of species for survival in their ecological chain. Biological interpretation of adaptation refers to development of trait to execute desirable functions in historical evolution of living beings through natural selection (Stevenson, n.d).. This is necessary for survival of the species as well as individuals. We can take an example of sensory adaptation that remains subject to influence of stimulators in which receptivity differs across the time. Individuals become accustomed to stimulation of sound, smells, and other surroundings’ impact in the time that provides an example of sensory sensitivity adaptation.

We can summarize sensory adaptation as decreased sensitivity to stimulants from environment if same phenomenon occurs again and again. We can illustrate this by taking an example of person shifting to new place. He finds the smell, sound, touch, and vision of new place difficult to adjust in the beginning, but he becomes comfortable after sometime. Sensory adaptation allows him...