3C2 & 3C3 Flashcards
Natural selection
The principle that, among the range of in her item trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
Mutations
A random error in gene replication that leads to a change
Fitness
Our ability to survive and reproduce
Our behavioral and biological similarities…
Arise from our shared human geonome
We are predisposed to behave in ways…
That prompted our ancestors surviving and reproducing
Men have a stronger….
Sex drive
Women pair ______, men pair _____
Wisely, widely
Men judge women on whether or not…
They have a youthful appearance
Women prefer men who seem…
Mature, bold, and dominant
Social expectations also shape…
Gender differences in mate preferences
Differences initiatives by our nature….
May be amplified by our nature
“Bad faith”:
attributing responsibility for one’s fate to bad genes or bad influences
People who dispute the scientific story worry that…
The science of behavior will destroy our sense of the beauty, mystery, and spiritual significance of the human creature
Evolutionary psychology
The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principle of natural selection
