Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Polygynandry, Reciprocal Altruism, Parental Investment

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Selecting a mate); suggests that the human mind od not a general, all-purpose problem solver but rather a collection of specialized modules that evolved to handle specific problems. Evolutionary personality theory- understand how biological traits contribute to different personality traits. Evolution pov- basic personality traits are found in all cultures because they help us achieve two goals: physical survival and reproduction: mating and parental investment. It is essential to ensure the survival of the current generation but also the of the next generation. Species that have a lot of children does not have to provide extensive care because there is enough for the species to survive; those that have few offspring, care and protect until the young is self sufficient. One differences among species: parental investment; the parent that invests more time in raising offspring is usually competed for as raising offspring requires time, energy, etc.