natural selection

variants

hostile forces of nature

sexual selection
Darwin 2nd theory of evolution

2 forms of sexual selection

Genes

differential gene reproduction

inclusive fitness theory

3 products of evolutionary process

adaptive problems

adaptions

4 adaption are specialized features used to problem-solve:

xenophobia

byproductions of adaptions

evolutionary byproducts

Evolutionary noise/ random variation

Evolutionary psychology involves 3 features

domain specific

numerous adaptive mechanisms

functionality

2 women are highly invested in mate selection:

deductive reasoning approach

inductive reasoning approach

3 key perspectives in evolutionary hypothesis

human nature

Hogan

Social Anxiety

4 reasons for shunning:

4 groups adaptive functions:

3 support to research

2 Helping & altruism in relation to relatives

evolutionary psychologists 3 perspectives on emotion:

Sex differences

Evolutionary-predicted sex differences

4 sex differences b/w men and women

5 Aggression

5 Jealous in sex differences

study one: asked if they saw partner being interested in another would sexual or emotional infidelity be worse

2 second study: worst nightmare would be to see partner in emotional and physical infidelity, which aspect was worse

4 double shot theory is continually being shot down

2 sex diff in desire for sexual variety

3 sex diff in mate preferences

Individual difference

Evolutionary psychology explains individual diff.

Environmental diff in individual differences: w/ absences of father

Environmental diff in individual differences: w/ father

Problem w/ father study

Contingency among Individual Diff: reactively heritable

Frequency dependent selection

2 Womens mating strategies

Restricted sexual strategy

Unrestricted mating strategy

Result of frequency dependent selection

Supports to psychopathy

K-strategy

High or low levels of K

Balancing selection

Agreeableness

Extroversion

Conscientiousness

Limitations w/ evolutionary psychology