PSYCH 3GG3 Study Guide - Cognitive Map, Puberty, Virilization
19 Oct 2014
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Why look at gender: natural control group. Examining the cognitive differences between men and women reminds us that some output is a result of evolution. Prevents instinct blindness to be reminded that men and women differ: watching nature and nurture working together. Sex differences are definitely not learned, cultural they are biologically engrained. An evolved mechanism can involve both learning and experience: examine the fit between adaptations and the adaptive problems they solve. Each sex has a suite of adaptations that maximize fitness by pursuing their specific reproductive strategy. Amount men and women provide varies across cultures. Female contribution varied from minimal to 60: women the gatherers. Fine perceptual discriminations: colour and texture (ripe fruit) Fine motor skills (don"t damage the food: man the hunter. Cross-culturally, boys explore a larger range than girls. Men kept a cognitive map, mental rotations, used coordinates and dead reckoning. Women navigate a tiny area and just use landmarks.
