PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Endocast, Homo Erectus, Quantitative Genetics
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1859: origin of species published by darwin. Insight in which creatures (and behavior) subject to selection. Principles of evolution to human behavior - physical evolution controversial because scientists disagree about the mechanisms of evolution. But little doubt about fact humans been subject and will be subject to evolution. Evolutionary psychology: principle of adaptation and selection to human behavior. Difficulty acceptance: newness and challenges accepted social norms. Difficult to think ourselves as animals subject to natural laws (and used in racism in certain species. Evolutionary psychology: means integrate behavior with prehistory and gain profound insight in what it means to be human. Discovery of evolution credited to both charles darwin and alfred russel wallace on. July 1, 1858 to linnean society of london: development made independently by both who are naturalist with interest in geology. Darwin travelled with h. m. s beagle to galapagos islands. Became interested in how geographic isolation produced variety of features in what he presumed were relate species.
