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Evolution and Human Behaviour (PSYC2537)

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Decks in this class (14)

1. Evolutionary Theory
What knowledge did early biologis...,
Jean baptiste lamarck 1744 1829,
Erasmus darwin 1731 1802
52  cards
2. Natural Selection
What is the mechanism for evolution,
What do terms like darwinian mean,
What does lack of understanding o...
75  cards
3a. Human Evolutionary History
What does sssm stand for,
What does the sssm assume,
What is the evolutionary approach...
43  cards
3b. Criticisms of Evolutionary Psychology
What is panadaptationism,
What is an adaptation,
Are all traits adaptations
18  cards
4. Kin Selection
Natural selection selects for beh...,
Why do we help others to survive ...,
Kin selection is
58  cards
5. Cooperation & Altruism
What behaviours as a result of ev...,
Traditional view of altruism,
Early theories of evolution of al...
37  cards
6a. Sexual Selection: survival of the sexiest?
Name the processes by which sexua...,
Examples of harmful traits that h...,
Why is reproduction important for...
29  cards
6b. Sexual Selection: human attractiveness & mate choice
In order to reproduce traits must...,
What does attractiveness encompass,
What does mate choice involve
31  cards
6c. Sexual Selection: the biology of human mate choice
What is intrasexual competition,
Why does intrasexual competition ...,
What suggests a clear evolutionar...
43  cards
6d. Sexual Selection: human mating strategies
What are the negative aspects of ...,
Why bother with sexual reproduction,
True or false asexual species are...
37  cards
7. Evolution of Cognition
Natural selection affects frequen...,
How did cognitive psychology view...,
What is the hardware and software...
42  cards
8. Evolution of Language
What makes language different fro...,
Symbolism three categories of ref...,
Deacon 1997 on symbolic thought
16  cards
9. Theory of Mind & Self-Awareness
0  cards
10. Evolution of Individual Differences
True or false evolutionary psycho...,
What are tinbergens four whys,
Traditional view in evolutionary ...
31  cards

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