PSYCH 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fallacy, Natural Selection, Menarche
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The application of evolution to development and human behavior. Intersection between phylogeny and ontogeny: phylogeny- related to the study of the evolutionary history of a population, ontogeny- related to the study of the development of the individual. Put differently, how does the development of our species (evolution) influence. Childhood is such a substantial cost, it must have substantial benefits: childhood is dangerous in all species. It is dangerous for any species to have a long childhood as it increases the length of time where an individual depends on another(others) for their safety. So for a species to have such a long childhood there must be a significant benefit to having such an extensive childhood. Dar(cid:449)i(cid:374)(cid:859)s theor(cid:455) of natural ele(cid:272)tio(cid:374): the (cid:373)e(cid:272)ha(cid:374)is(cid:373) (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h spe(cid:272)ies e(cid:448)ol(cid:448)e fro(cid:373) earlier species. There is variation in traits and features among individuals. These variations and differences are inherited along generations.
