Mini Lecture #1 - Sociobiology

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the scientific study of the factors driving the evolution of social behavior

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sociobiology

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Dmitry Belyaev

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bred foxes for behavioral traits in the 1950s

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published “The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals”

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Charles Darwin

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popularized sociobiology, published “History of Sociobiology”

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E.O. Wilson

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1st tenant of sociobiology

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the human mind/ behavior was shaped by natural selection

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2nd tenant of sociobiology

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the human mind uses strategies to increase the likelihood of solving problems our ancestors routinely faced

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3rd tenant of sociobiology

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there is a shared core human nature

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study that showed favoritism of genetically related offspring

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cinderella effect

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phenomenon when wording a problem in a social context makes it easier to understand

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wason task

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claim that all evolved traits/ behaviors are advantageous

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naturalistic fallacy

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claim that behaviors are based solely on genetics

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biological determinism

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evolutionary explanation for behavior that is unverifiable

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“just so” stories