PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stanley Milgram, Surface Roughness, Cognitive Dissonance
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Getting a gene doesn"t mean you"ll get a disorder. Men should be more jealous but aren"t. Should be concerned about whether or not their resources are going to their actual offspring. Also, the idea that we have evolved gender roles is problematic because people have changed. Humans have changed since we may have had an advantage if we were promiscuous males and picky females. Smell, taste, bone structure changed, maybe when we started with agriculture. Also, we currently know a lot more people than we did 11, 000 years ago, so social factors are different. Shouldn"t assume that evolutionary theory can explain mate selection in 2013. One other applied example of the debate b/w nature and nurture is the issue of language. In early 20th century, behaviourists presumed that all language was learned. Parents would correct incorrect use of language. System that combines meaningless elements such as sounds or gestures to form structured utterances that convey meaning.
