Evolutionary Psychology This paper addresses a fundamental limitation in most attempts to apply the findings of evolutionary psychology to the human condition. Most attempts focus on how our biological past constrains and limits our behavioural options (including our cognitive abilities). They generally fail to look at whether these constraints can be overcome in our future evolution. To date‚ evolutionary psychology has not satisfactorily addressed a key question: are we beings forever constrained
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Humanistic psychologies seek to uphold values and resist demoralization in beings and behaviors pertaining to a human conscience that is guided by individual standards and not by fear of external authority. Humanistic psychology also uses an internal emphasis in determining behavior and relies on the free will of a human being because it implies they have a
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Hypothesis: Prey that is camouflaged in its habitat are harder to spot‚ and get to live long enough to pass on their genes which means the colors of the population that don’t fit in with the environment will eventually die out. Therefore‚ white will survive‚ and red will die out. Color 1.__White__ 2.___Blue___ 3.___Black___ 4.___Yellow____ 5.__Red___ Generation 0 20 20 20 20 20 Generation 1 8 5 4 5 3 Generation 2 32 20 16 20
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Humanistic-existential is an approach that focuses on the clients’ self-awareness while building the persons’ personal growth. In this approach to counseling the counselor is focusing on what the client believes who they are and who they want to be. Building a person perceptive of themselves have led to the decrease of anxiety‚ depression and has raised the clients’ self-esteem in some instances (Parrish‚ 2008). As of humanistic-existential approach is still controversial‚ studies have been shown
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Evolutionary explanations of aggression Evolutionary psychologists argue that reproductive challenges faced by our ancestors can explain the aggressive behaviour seen in people today. A man can never be certain that he is the father of his wife’s children unless he prevents her having relationships with other men. This can explain why male jealousy is often cited as a cause of domestic violence. In many countries it is seen as acceptable to murder an adulterous wife or her lover e.g. among the Nuer
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weaknesses of biological and humanistic theories? With which do you agree more? The biological and humanistic theories both have strengths and weaknesses. Focusing on nature versus nurture‚ the biological theory suggests that all behavior stems from genetics and is not a product of our surroundings or environment. Thus‚ it ignores individual effects and differences people experience such as how our bodies react to different stimuli like stress and anxiety. The humanistic theory focuses on the individual
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Humanistic Theories of Learning: I. Introduction Humanism‚ a paradigm that emerged in the 1960s‚ focuses on the human freedom‚ dignity‚ and potential. A central assumption of humanism is that people act with intentionality and values. Humanism would concentrate upon the development of the child ’s self-concept. If the child feels good about him or herself then that is a positive start. Feeling good about oneself would involve an understanding of ones ’ strengths and weaknesses‚ and a
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Theory of Evolutionary Psychology PSY 331 Instructor Malish Jan. 11‚ 2012 The Evolutionary theory of learning is a sub- category of the school of Evolutionary psychology. The study of evolutionary psychology focuses on a combination of sciences‚ evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology‚ anthropology‚ and neuroscience. The basic theory seeks to explain‚ through universal mechanisms‚ why humans act and learn the way they do. EP (evolutionary psychology) theorists attempt to reconstruct early
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Introduction Humanistic therapy is a multi-faceted perspective that embraces a diverse collection of practical approaches: existential‚ constructivist‚ and transpersonal. The existential approach emphasises freedom‚ experiential reflection‚ and responsibility; the constructivist approach focuses on personal and social constructions of psychological growth processes; and transpersonal approach emphasises spiritual and transcendent dimensions of psychological wellness. Despite its multifarious perspective
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The evolutionary model of jealousy implies that jealousy responses between men and women evolved to aid them with the different reproductive challenges faced by the two sexes. It states that‚ when it comes to infidelity‚ men are concerned with their female partner becoming pregnant by another man and are therefore more likely to feel jealous in response to sexual infidelity cues. Women are more concerned with their male partner diverting emotional and material resources required for raising her children
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