PSYC 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Francis Galton, Lamarckism, Social Darwinism

19. Evolutionary psychologists would explain that a trait is adaptive if a. there is no variability in that trait. b. it is more common within a species. c, it helped a specific individual within a population to survive. d. it helped a species survive and thrive in its natural history.

51. Social Darwinism was a term generated by which was used to explain A) Darwin; the evolution of social mechanisms B) Darwin; natural selection C) Spencer; how the genes of certain individuals are superior to the genes of others D) Spencer; the evolution of social aggression E) Freud; why certain individuals feel socially inadequate

Consider leading evolutionary explanations for the
maintenance of individual differences over time.