PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Zygosity, Nci-60, Great Dane
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1859: published on the origin of species, depicting his evol. y thry. All living creatures have been, and still are subj. to selection. Provides impt insights into behavr"s that have been subj"ed to selection p"s. But pretty much no doubt when it comes to notion that humans have been, and still are subj. to evoly. forces. [d] = psyl approach that attempts to apply principles of evol"n (adaptation & selection) to human behavr. Has not achieved signif. lvl of acceptance, which is largely related to. Difficults that are present whenever new thry challenges accepted soc & scientific views. Humans have difficulty applying principles of evol"n to ourselves. B/c don"t like to think that we are like animals, subj. of nature. How our envirnmt has impacted dvpmt of our species. Specific demands & subseq. adaptatiosn that evolved. to deal w/ challenges of envirnmt. Provides us with ways by which we can combine.
