Evolutionary PSYCHOLOGY
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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Evolutionary PSYCHOLOGY
What Is it?
How our minds evolve over time.
Why is it important?
It dictates who we are and how we handle things.
Who explored it?
Charles Darwin (Technically)
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How can we identify psychological adaptations?
The answer lies within.
Why Do some Hate it?
Politics, Politics, Politics...
Vocabulary
1) Psychology
- The science of mental life.
2) Environment
- Non-Genetic affects on a person.
- Could be crime, poverty, abuse.
3) Evolutionary psychology
- Study of our minds through time.
- How we adapt and conform to changes.
4) Natural selection
- Survival of the Fittest.
- Genetically weaker individuals will not successfully reproduce.
- As in, future generations are doomed.
5) Interaction
- The interplay of genetics and environment.
- How we respond to our surroundings.
- Angry and Violent
- Or Calm and Serene
In conclusion
- Evolutionary Psychology is You.
- It defines what you think & how you act.
- Without it, we're all just mindless animals.
