Assumption 1 - Evolutionary Influences

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What does it mean to evolve?
To change over time.
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TONS - Who formed the theory of natural selection?
Darwin
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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
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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.
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EEA - What does EEA stand for?
Environment of evolutionary adaptiveness
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EEA - What is the EEA?
The environment in which any species is adapted and the selective pressures that existed at that time.
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EEA - What behaviour do evolutionary psychologists believe are adaptive?
Only the ones to aid survival.
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EEA - When was the last human adaptive behaviour?
Roughly 2 million years ago
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EEA - what happened to cause this adaptiveness?
Humans moved from forest life to to the developing savannahs in Africa.
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EEA - Linked to humans, what can EEA explain?
It can explain why humans have such large brains relative to their body size.
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