PSYC 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: David Buss, Human Nature, The Need
19 Feb 2014
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Making & testing predictions about personality from evolutionary psychology. Describe the key features of evolution by natural selection. Discuss the premises and limitations of evolutionary psychology. What do we know about human behaviour? (i. e. aggression, jealously, big 5, mate preferences, etc. ) Natural selection naturally occurring variation leads to differences in the ability to survive and reproduce (reproductive success) the next generation contains more of the successful variant. Darwin"s finches specific beak features that make it easier for each bird to do the task or go after the food they eat adaptive. Certain characteristics make it easier for mate selection. : members of the same sex compete with each other for sexual. Intrasexual competition access to members of the other sex. Ex: moose, the males compete with each other to win the female. Intersexual competition preferences for particular qualities in that mate. : members of one sex choose a mate based on their.
