PSYCH 1XX3 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: N170, Positron, Red Nucleus
7 Feb 2017
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Multiple levels of analyses to study complex problems. Delay of gratification: low restraint children that don"t wait, high restraint children that do wait. Cannot ask research qs to a pre-verbal human. A study showed that babies tended to prefer a face-like configuration. Young infants are able to tell every syllable apart. However, as they grow up, this fades. Biologically prepared refined by input specialized. Spawn of self-help books and media misinterpretation of findings. Good (and bad) intentions are not necessarily backed by good science. How does sexual selection affect mate selection and risk-taking: heritable variants lead to differential reproductive success, in humans, sexual selection drives different strategies to optimize reproductive success. Today, we discuss how these adaptations influence mate selection and risk-taking behaviours. Heritable variants lead to differential reproductive success. The evolution of characteristics not because of survival advantage, but because of mating advantages.
