Describe and evaluate the evolutionary theory of food preferences According to an evolutionary approach current human behaviour can be understood in terms of how it may have been adaptive in our ancestral past. Evolutionary theorists are concerned with behaviour which is adaptive and having survival value‚ these researchers look for ultimate explanations. Current behaviours may be maladaptive and dysfunctional but can be understood as having been adaptive and functional in some way. To undertake
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important things What I have done What I have learnt How I found the lesson Introduction to psychology Perspectives of psychology What we can learn In the first unit‚ we’ll explore the goals of psychology‚ the major approaches that are used to understand behavior and answer questions‚ the historical roots of psychology‚ current research areas‚ and possible careers in the broad field of psychology. We want to know‚ how is human behaviour “working”‚ how we can remember and on turn why we forget
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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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you consider to be the proper subject matter of psychology? 2. What methods should psychology use to approach the subjects it studies? 3. What do you expect will be your most lasting contribution to the field of psychology? 4. What do you consider to be an appropriate role for the field of psychology in society? 5. What particular personal challenges or characteristics‚ or conditions in the society and the profession of psychology‚ had the greatest impact upon your development
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Charles Darwin and His Evolutionary Theory’s Effect on Psychology PS 352 History and Systems of Psychology Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution have always been an interest of mine because of the fact that I am a strong believer in God. Researching the evolutionary theory brings a couple of issues when considering Darwin and his evolutionary ideas. The first issue to consider is that if God designed the human mind‚ why is it that it took so long for humans to develop theistic
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The evolutionary approach suggests that our behaviour is determined through natural selection; therefore it is coded into our genes through how we have adapted. It is a biological approach and states nature over nurture. A criticism of this approach is that it is determinist as it suggests that the way we behave is dictated through natural selection‚ for example in gender roles men being strong hunters and wanting a younger female partner. It ignores other suggestions‚ such as how we are brought
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outcome.” (Cyrulnik‚ 1999.) this means that when a person goes through a hardship in their life‚ they continue to live normally instead of allowing it to affect their lives in a bad way. One important point that the textbook Invitation to Lifespan Psychology brought up was that “adversity must be significant” in order for a person to be considered resilient. (Berger‚ 2010.) therefore‚ when discussing resilience‚ the problem that a person has to overcome must be major/life-changing for it to be considered
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learning behaviors that could contribute to infidelity as adults. Infidelity no matter what the circumstances are surrounding it can leave both partners devastated. The circumstances surrounding infidelity can include a broad range excuses. The evolutionary approach to infidelity explains that men are more distressed by their partners committing sexual infidelity‚ whereas women are more distressed by their partners committing emotional infidelity. A Relationship Questionnaire describes how secure
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Evolutionary Psychology of gender development emphasizes that adaptation during the evolution of human produced psychological differences between males and females. Evolutionary psychologist argue that primarily because of their differing roles in reproduction‚ males and females faced different pressures in primeval environments when the human species was evolving. So according to evolutionary psychologist females contributions to the gene pool were improved by securing resources for their offsprings
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Evolutionary Psychology www.epjournal.net – 2009. 7(2): 208-233 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Original Article Evolution‚ Psychology‚ and a Conflict Theory of Culture Kevin MacDonald‚ Department of Psychology‚ California State University – Long Beach‚ Long Beach‚ CA‚ USA. Email: kmacd@csulb.edu (Corresponding author). Abstract: This article develops an evolutionary theory of conflict over the construction of culture that is informed by current knowledge of psychological mechanisms. Psychological
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