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How much do human’s genes match Chimpanzees

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98.8%

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-Psychological structure
-traits/Tendency
-Influence behavior, not directly but indirectly

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Genes

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-anywhere its the same

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Specietypical

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-information
-have gene segment
-affect development

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DNA

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-a change to gene’s DNA sequence to produce something different
-A mistake

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Genetic Mutation

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-with high hormones, gives more stress
-usually found in coffee

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Cortisol

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-to modification on as a result of changed life circumstance

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Adaption

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-refers to the set of genes that the individual inheritsSGe

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Genotype

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-the observable properties of the body and behavioral trait

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Phenotype

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-environment effect to genes
-gene regulating activity that doesn’t involve changes to the DNA code and that can persist through one or more generation
-We inherit from our parents not only DNA

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Epigenetics

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-many genes are needed behavior traits
-One gene is not enough

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Polygenic

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-Have different level of spectrum
-Ex. Depression

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Continous

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-very specific
-in or you’re out

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Categorial

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Genetics can be distinguish between

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-Coding genes
-Regulatory genes

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-codes for unique protein molecules

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Coding genes

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-Help activates or suppress specific coding genes and thereby influence the body’s development

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Regulatory Genes

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-does not alter the protein with a gene will produce but rather influences whether the genes will produce the protein at all

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DNA Mythelation

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18
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-do not produce their proteins that is they are “shut off”

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Mythelated genes

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19
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-occurs in sexual reproduction

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Reshuffling of genes

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20
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-errors that occasionally and unpredictably occur during DNA replication, causing the “replica “ to be not quite identical to the original

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Mutations

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21
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-Natural theologian

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William Paley

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22
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-Evolution
-Natural selection

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Charles Darwin

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23
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-Selfish Gene
-Blind watchmaker

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Richard Dawkins

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-the long-term adaptive process spanning generations that equips species for life in its ever changing natural habitat

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Evolution

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-Variation due to chance alone without selection

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Genetic drift

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-has designs with purpose that had been passed around

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Ancestral

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  • ‘what ever natural is good’
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Natural fallacy

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-assumption that genetic influences on our behavior take the form of genetic

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Deterministic Fallacy

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29
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Genetic variability two main sources

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-Reshuffling of genes
-Mutations

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30
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-some traits that evolved because they served the needs of our ancestors are no longer functional today

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Vestigal Characteristics

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To survive apes & Monkeys cling onto their mother’s fur in evolution, we los our fur so infants cant clinv onto us anymore, however the reflex remain

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Grasping reflex

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32
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Usefulness

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Functionalism

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-Explains ultimate cause for a phenomenon in evolutionary sense
-what happened 1000 years ago
-explains how genetic info. Is passed onto generation

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Distal explanation

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34
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-what happened seconds ago
-biopsychosocial model

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Proximate explanation

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35
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-similarity in structure

36
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-dont have common ancestors but similar structure

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-Has designs with purpose that had been passed around generations
-where we came from
-what we got to bring

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Ancestral evolution

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-where we are now

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Current evolution

39
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-has to go to development

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Biological preparedness

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Is limited because of influence

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Ability to control self (is however limited)

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Self control or regulation

42
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Looking for a sexual partner

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Different kinds of Mating

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-Polygyny
-Polyandry
-Monogamy
-Promiscuity

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-male that mates with multiple partner
-patriarch

45
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-Female that mates with multiple partner
-Monarchy 👑Pol

46
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Only one partner

47
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-group consisting more than both male and female matePr

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Promiscuity

48
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How do humans mate?

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Monogamous & Polygynous

49
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-Can be found naturally in animals and Humans

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Homosexuality

50
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Is naturally presence in mating

51
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Gender that is competitive

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Gender that is Selective

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Gender that have small contribution in reproduction

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Gender that have a big contribution in reproduction

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Gender that recovers quicker in orgasm

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Gender Recovers slowly in orgasm

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Gender that cares about quantity

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Gender that cares about quality

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Gender that values sex than emotion

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Gender that values emotion than sex

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Gender that gets more affected in sexual infidelity

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Gender that gets more affected in emotional infidelity

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Gender that looks in body appearance

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Gender that looks in more complex traits (Trustworthy, kind, smart etc…) (Bad & Play boy for short term)

65
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-Gives effort but it must be theirs

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Parental Uncertainty

66
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-Created sexual jealousy theory

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David Buss

67
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-Mate loves someone else

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Emotional infidelity

68
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-mate had sex with someone else

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Sexual infidelity

69
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-not willing to help when not equal

70
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-Will help if certain to be helped back

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Reciprocal Theory

71
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Evolutionary psychology brings together two scientific revolutions

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John Tooby & Leda Cosmides

72
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-any behavior that increases the survival chance or reproductive capacity of another individual

73
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-an individual helps another while helping itself

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Cooperation

74
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-an individual help another while decreasing its own survival chance or reproductive capacity

75
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Developed an Atlas that describes and depicts 6 basic emotional expression

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Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen

76
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6 Basic Emotional expression

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-surprise
-Fear
-disgust
-anger
-happiness
-sadness

77
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-Altruistic cam about through natural selection because it prefer initially helps close relatives, who are genetically most similar to the helper

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Kin selection theory

78
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A product of evolution

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Human mind

79
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-in this theory acts of apparent altruism can asire even among nonkin

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Reciprocity theory

80
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-according to this theory, behaviors that seems to be altruistic are actually forms of long term cooperation

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Reciprocity theory

81
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Evolutionary psychology brings together two scientific revolutions

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John Tooby & Leda Cosmides

82
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-the set of information processing devices, embodied in neural tissue that is responsible for all conscious and non conscious mental activity that generates all behavior and that regulates the body

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Computational theory of mind

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Baysian
Computation
Model

84
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About prediction

85
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Pattern matching

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Computation

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Predictive coding

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Helps activate or suppress specific coding genes and there by influence the body’s development

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Regulatory genes

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