Lecture 14 Flashcards
What do changes create?
New selection pressures which could make previous adaption less useful and useless mutations useful
What are the greatest growth area concerned with higher mental processes?
Attention memory, though, language
What are the adaptations surrounding eating meat?
Eating meat requires less energy and provide more nutrition which supported brain expansion
What are mate preferences shaped by?
Evolutionary pressures
What do males tend to prefer?
Females who are younger and place more of a premium and physical appearance
What is genetic Determisism?
The idea that genes have invariant and unavoidable effects
What is Social Dwarfism?
The idea that societies which are more prosperous are genetically superior
What is Directionality?
The idea that evolution acts in a purposeful way, progressing toward some ultimate goal/state/trait/ability, and that more recent adaptations/changes are ‘better’ than previous ones
