Life History and Intelligence 6 Flashcards by Denver Bryant

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What is life history

A

the strategy of When to be born, weaned, reproduce, and then die

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Live fast, die young are

A

Smaller animals

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Live slow, die old are

A

Larger animals

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Energy is

A

Limited

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What are some of the reasons for dying young?

A

predation/preying

disease

Random accident

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If your chances of dying young are high

A

reproduce early and often.

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If your chances of dying young are low

A

wait and produce high quality offspring.

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Brains are

A

expensive to grow/maintain

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Large brains comes at an

A

energetic cost

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brain size increase

A

life span

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What are the 3 different theories?

A

Ecological, social, and behavioral

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Ecological Theory

A

Foraging demands favor big brains

Foraging techniques/tools

Social Learning

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Social Brain Hypothesis

A

Social groups can present many challenges

Favors social cognition

knowing social challenges can be an advantage

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Behavioral flexibility

A

Figuring out problems

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