PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Physical Attractiveness, Man Seeking Woman, Central Nervous System
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At the end of this chapter you should be able to: Rattled the world with his theory of natural selection. Darwin"s theory of evolution: more individuals are born in each species that survive to sexual maturity, there is variation among the individuals of all species; indeed, no two individuals are identical, certain differences among individuals are adaptive. The individuals who possess the adaptive characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce in the environment into which they are born: some adaptive differences among individuals are inherited. The biological perspective leads us to ask how various behaviors came to be how they evolved and what purpose they serve. What do we share with other species e. g. , a sense of curiosity, a sense of play etc . Many aspects of who we are and how we behave are rooted in our genetic heritage. Identical twins inherit exactly the same genetic pattern.
