PSYC 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Gene-Centered View Of Evolution, Falsifiability, Psy

• School: UBC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 358
• Professor: M A R K S C H A L L E R

Document Summary

Contemporary human popular share similar structure but not our ancestors. Actual focus of theories and hypotheses in evolutionary psy. See if result is consistent -- thus can falsified. Discovery of new phenomena is the core of psychological research. Focus on what is useful for discovery. Proximate can be explained by info on hand. So if we say it is unnecessary, we are saying that we only care about one explanation. If it evolves, it is natural and it is okay. Evolutionary origin of psychological things implies genetic basis. Which implies that there"s nothing one can do but to accept the psychological things. From the beliefs that genetic basis can"t be changed. Genetic explanation given cookies to eat. Vs sociocultural explanation for sex difference in math performance. Notion that people tend to assume genetic basis and it is. People do tend to fall into these mental trap -- erroneous thinking.