PSYCH 3F03 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Rela, Polygyny, Metar
20 Nov 2018
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Di eren al reproduc ve success of di erent phenotypes. Not survival of the est" sexual selec on. Natural selec on that acts di erently on sexes. Phenotype - individual characteris cs resul ng from environmental interac on of an organisms genotype (i. e. what is expressed) The gene c cons tu on of an organism fitness. The # of o spring produced, or propor on of genes passed on darwinian/direct fitness. What is considered good in nature is not necessarily pleasant/desirable. The ought-is dis nc on: science tells us what is, but does not justify behaviour, just because murder/rape occurs in the natural world, it is not jus ed. Many natural things seem bad: lightning, snake venom, cancer. Many natural things seem good: rainbows, strawberries, puppies. Natural" = valuable: we approach science hoping to understand the world not everythinb is adap ve. Evolu on can only build on preexis ng structures.
