PSY 001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Promiscuity, Casual Sex, Psy
21 Sep 2020
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Evolutionary psychology: the study of how evolutionary principles help explain the origin and function of the human mind, traits, and behaviors (is this behavior due to evolution?) We have been talking thus far about human differences may now seek insight in the ways in which humans are alike. Begin w a species" genome, which contains a variety of versions of genes that shape traits. Conditions make it difficult for individuals with some traits (some versions of those genes) to survive long enough to reproduce. Other individuals thus have their traits and genes selected to spread in the population. Hint: in evolutionary/ survival terms, humans are learning to walk at that time. Possible explanation: infants who used new ability of walking to walk astray (toward lion) might not have survived to reproduce as well as those who decided to cling to parents around the time they learned to walk.
