Factors in Choosing A Mate Name Part I: Biographical Data 1. Age: 2. Sex: (male or female) 3. Religion: 4. Marital status (please circle): single dating engaged married divorced 5. Class or year: 6. Number of brothers: Number of sisters: Part II: Evaluative Section 1. At what age would you prefer to marry? 2. What age difference would you prefer between you and your spouse? years Whom would you prefer to be older (please circle): self spouse 3. Please
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Evolutionary Heterosexual Mating Strategies: Long-term v. Short-term By: Morgan Henry Nowhere do people have an equal desire for all members of the opposite sex. Evolutionarily speaking‚ it would be in one’s best interest to be selective when choosing a mate. Imagine living as our ancestors did long ago: hunting meat for their kin‚ gathering nuts‚ berries‚ and herbs‚ and having to stay warm by a fire. If we selected a mate who was lazy‚ did not provide resources‚ had affairs‚ lacked hunting skills
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Case Study 38; Evolution Psychology 1) Application questions… 1. One way evolutionary psychology can answer Dylan’s promiscuity is that it has become a learned behavior that he has never had to correct/change. The study states that he has been promiscuous since high school and he sees no reason to change his ways. 2. To explain Dylan’s typical womanly interests being of mostly the same physical attributes‚ has to do with is innate drive for successful reproduction. His attractions to an athletic
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Why humans murder other humans is a question of insightful concern and practical importance‚ one that needs a successful scientific explanation. Evolutionary theory has explanations of why murder occurs‚ the circumstances in which it occurs‚ and the psychological mechanisms dedicated to murder. Murder is unlawful killing of another human being. As William Blackstone stated the common law definition of murder is ‘when a person‚ of sound memory and discretion‚ unlawfully killeth any reasonable creature
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types of evidence used in evolutionary psychology and explain why evolutionary psychology needs to use a multi-method approach. Evolutionary psychology is a richly diverse and relatively new perspective in psychology. Often encompassing many strands within and outside of psychology in order to piece together a cohesive theory built on not one but many methodologies. To highlight this‚ this essay will firstly chart the different types of evidence used in evolutionary psychology then explain‚ with examples
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Cuttlefish Evolutionary History The cuttlefish are an amazingly developed animal species with many specialised traits that make them perfectly suited to most‚ if not all‚ types of underwater environments. This is the animal this presentation will be looking into. Evolution is commonly described as a theory‚ However that is a common misconception‚ all different types of evolution‚ e.g. Darwinism and Lamarckism‚ are actually considered both fact and theory. As palaeontologist Stephen Jay Gould says
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outline evolutionary mechanisms. Drawing on the psychological literature from more than one topic area of research‚ evaluate how well evolutionary theory provides a satisfactory explanation for human behaviour. The aim of this essay is to assess whether Evolutionary theory presents an adequate explanation for human behaviour. I will be drawing from different psychological literature‚ especially focusing on the research areas of sexual selection and parental care and investment. Evolutionary theory
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I believe that religion and spirituality play a major role in the understanding of human behavior. Religion and spirituality have been apart of human experience throughout the course of history‚ tapping into almost every aspect of life from cultural beliefs to the arts. Religion and spirituality encompass a world that goes beyond our general understanding of how and why by attaching a higher overall purpose and meaning that extends outside of our lives here on earth. I do not believe that an adequate
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Darwin founded a new branch of life science‚ evolutionary biology. Four of his contributions to evolutionary biology are especially important‚ as they held considerable sway beyond that discipline. The first is the nonconstancy of species‚ or the modern conception of evolution itself. The second is the notion of branching evolution‚ implying the common descent of all species of living things on earth from a single unique origin. Many people are familiar with how Darwin came up with the theory of
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SEX DIFFERENCES IN JEALOUSY: EVOLTION‚ PHYSIOLOGY‚ AND PSYCHOLOGY (Buss et al‚ 1992‚ as cited in Funder & Ozer‚ 1997) The article titled‚ "Sex differences in jealousy: evolution‚ physiology‚ and psychology" written by Buss‚ Larsen‚ Western and Semmelroth (1992‚ as cited in Funder & Ozer‚ 1997‚ p. 211)‚ discuss that evolution is rooted in reproductive success of the various species. Therefore‚ the core content of studying evolutionary psychology includes researching sexual differences (Buss et al‚
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