Assumption 1 - Evolutionary Influences 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyThe Biological ApproachASWJEC Created by: ButtercupMunchkinCreated on: 06-03-17 10:19 What does it mean to evolve? To change over time. 1 of 10 TONS - Who formed the theory of natural selection? Darwin 2 of 10 TONS - What is natural selection? The idea that any genetically determined behaviour that enhanses as=n individuals chance of survival and reproduction will be naturally selected 3 of 10 TONS - What is an example of natural behaviour? Altruistic behaviour. The behaviour of risking ones lives for their offspring or close family memeber, in order to continue to gene pool. 4 of 10 EEA - What does EEA stand for? Environment of evolutionary adaptiveness 5 of 10 EEA - What is the EEA? The environment in which any species is adapted and the selective pressures that existed at that time. 6 of 10 EEA - What behaviour do evolutionary psychologists believe are adaptive? Only the ones to aid survival. 7 of 10 EEA - When was the last human adaptive behaviour? Roughly 2 million years ago 8 of 10 EEA - what happened to cause this adaptiveness? Humans moved from forest life to to the developing savannahs in Africa. 9 of 10 EEA - Linked to humans, what can EEA explain? It can explain why humans have such large brains relative to their body size. 10 of 10
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