PSYC 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Absolute Difference, Levite, Prosocial Behavior
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But when identified as evolutionary psychology, they like it less than uninformed, but still more than supporters: evolution opponents were older, more religious, less educated, more conservative. None of the differences significantly affected endorsement. Important: this doesn"t fall on political lines: some people are fine with evolutionary psychology if it privileges them. People who are objectively better looking, might be more supportive of evolutionary psychology. When you make people feel more attractive, they are more likely to endorse evolutionary psychology. Ex: multiple births: evolutionary theories may tell us more about what we"re not than what we are. Altruism helping, even if it involved cost: evolutionary theory . Ex: bees will sting invaders to save queen, even if this leads to them dying. If animals help each other, the community can survive, and if the community thrives, they individually, thrive: ex: vampire bats will regurgitate blood to another vampire bat that has given them blood.
