PSYB30H3 Lecture 2: Week 2
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Overview of week 2 lectures: part i. The structure of evolutionary theory: part i i. The attachment system: part i i i. Overview of part i: the evolutionary process, products of the evolutionary process, personality as a product of the evolutionary process. The three basic elements of the evolutionary process: variation the idea that organisms vary in our design features (skinny/larger, tall/short) The evolutionary theory traces back to charles darwin. Any psychological theory must be consistent with evolutionary theory if we imagine it to be correct, therefore so does any personality theories. Is one of two evolutionary processes that darwin imagines. It is the evolution of adaptive characteristics b/c of the survival benefits bestowed on those having them. The trait is contributing to the survival of the species. Ex: peacock"s tail; why would they be selected when it makes them vulnerable to predation.
