Psychology 3724F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hunter-Gatherer, Menopause, Inclusive Fitness
19 Sep 2018
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Chapter 2 intimate relationships in context; key theories, concepts, and human nature. Notes: blank slates: humans are born as blank slates versus a set of genetically determined dispositions and specialized instincts. Lecture notes (on chapter 2 intimate relationships in context; key theories, concepts, and human nature) Selection): according to this general theory, any variation that enhanced the chances of survival (e. g. , obtaining food, avoiding predators) would be selected for: sexual selection (1871: the descent of man and selection in relation to sex): This second theory was developed partly to explain sex differences in many species. Darwin noticed that females often choose and males often compete with each other for access to females, thus explaining size differences or the evolution of male weapons (e. g. , antlers). It also predicts (correctly) that classic sex differences should reverse when males do most of the rearing; e. g. , in the pipefish seahorse.
