Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Reality Principle, Penis Envy, Pierre Trudeau
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Wilson, the sociobiologist, would be thinking how mating behaviour in humans is similar to such behaviour in other species of animals product of evolutionary selection. Bandura might be thinking of how sexual arousal and orgasm act as powerful positive reinforcers that will lead the couple to repeat this act frequently. Gagnon"s thoughts might be about the social scripting of sexuality begins with kissing and ends with intercourse. Evolutionary perspectives use principles from evolutionary biology to explain why certain patterns of social behaviour and psychological mechanisms have evolved in animals. Evolution: a theory that all living things have acquired their present forms through gradual changes in their genetic endowment over successive generations. Evolution occurs via natural selection: the process by which the individuals who are best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on their genes to the next generation.
