Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes -Psy, Face Perception, Social Darwinism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: John Paschakis

Document Summary

Common problems facing any animal. (food, shelter, mates ) Possible solution: utilized by many species, is to compete the resources. As animal evolved larger, more complex brains, they developed the ability to recognize others and to remember past encounters. This allows groups members to determine access to resources without unnecessary and costly aggressive encounters. (good things. Once established, can be used to decrease the amount of aggression as much as encourage it. Status can be used to stop fighting among group members. Appears to help divide limited resources among a group. Those that are most skilled in physical confirmation or in the forming of social alliances, gain the most. Only 2 form coalitions (fighting parties) that have express purpose of engaging in acts of lethal aggression against members of their own species in neighbor territory. While it appears we have evolved mechanism that support aggressive behaviors. We don"t necessarily need to act on aggressive behavior.