PSYCH-UA 25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Frugivore, Parental Investment, Teratology
19 Oct 2017
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Heightened sensitivity and nauseous reaction to some food for 3 months. Spices kill growth of microorganism a and prevent toxin production. We drink alcohol not because it"s an adaptation but instead a by product of adaptive fondness of ripe fruit. Transition from foraging to hunting allowed us to further evolve and develop language. Uniquely high parental investment from human males, because meat is economical, low effort. Women prefer male neighbours who are show offs, and share the risky fruits of their hunting labours. Foraging compensate for hunting failures, but if so effective, everyone would have gathered. Selection has favoured preference and motivation to explore and settle in environments abundant in resources needed to sustain life and avoid risky places. Climate, weather, food shortage, toxins, disease, predators, other people. Intuition that living things come in discreet packages that correspond to distinct species, and species has an essence.
