PDF-(BOOS)-The Functional Mind: Readings in Evolutionary Psychology

This work demonstrates how evolutionary perspectives can shed the same light on human thought and behaviour as they have shed on the behaviours of species from earthworms to chimpanzees. The NATURE. in the Nature vs. Nurture conundrum . Principles That define this level of analysis . Biological psychologists use the “Reductionist Approach”. They attempt to explain behavior very simply …. By finding the physiological (physical) reasons behind the behavior. What is Psychology?. study of how and why humans act as they do. Instead of studying how humans function in cultures or societies, psychology focuses on the individual, and the personal and unique experiences that influence how the individual acts and thinks. Four “stages” of psychology in the U.S.. Pre-revolution – use of reason to distinguish between God, beliefs, religion, and state.. 1776-1886 – “common sense” philosophers accept feelings and senses as equal to reason.. 6-1: . WHAT ARE . CHROMOSOMES, DNA, GENES. , AND THE HUMAN . GENOME. ? HOW DO BEHAVIOR GENETICISTS EXPLAIN OUR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES?. Environment: . Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us . A chronological look at important figures in Psychology. About this section. The history of psychology, referred to by CollegeBoard as “History and Approaches” generally accounts for about 2%-4% of the yearly AP Exam.. Nature. v.. Nurture. The Nature Argument. (is sometimes compelling). This guy will never be….. This guy!!!. Why does Brad Pitt look the way he does?. Genes: Our Biological Blueprint. Genes: Their Location and Composition. A discussion of the field of . evolutionary psychology. The study of behavior and mental function. Goal is to understand behavior . Psychology. Studies how evolution has. generated the diversity . of living organisms. Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) & Classical Conditioning . (The Dog Dude) . John Watson (1878-1958). Behaviorism. Psychology as the science of behavior! . Little Albert Experiment. Classical Conditioning . Evo. . Psyc. is the application of Darwinian principles to the understanding of human nature..  . To understand how Darwinian principles are applied to humans one must first understand a number of concepts and premises upon which . Evo. . Psyc. is the application of Darwinian principles to the understanding of human nature..  . To understand how Darwinian principles are applied to humans one must first understand a number of concepts and premises upon which . that our . superior thought processes are what distinguish us from other animals. . The brain . is the organ of the human mind, but . the connection . between the brain and the mind was not always known. . Behaviours are evolved responses to the environment in which the human species evolved.. There are two levels on which behaviours can be transmitted:. Genetic. Cultural. Timing information can inform as to which level generates a particular behaviour.. GREEK ORIGIN. INDIAN THOUGHTS. Rene Descartes. John lock. BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN. DARWIN. GENETICS. HISTORY . OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY. PHILOSOPHICAL ORIGIN. Philosophical interest in behavior and the mind dates back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, China, and India. . Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary psychology is a revolutionary new science, a true synthesis of modern principles of psychology and evolutionary biology. Since the publication of the award-winning first edition of Evolutionary Psychology, there has been an explosion of research within the field. In this book, David M. Buss examines human behavior from an evolutionary perspective, providing students with the conceptual tools needed to study evolutionary psychology and apply them to empirical research on the human mind. This edition contains expanded coverage of cultural evolution, with a new section on culture–gene co-evolution, additional studies discussing interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals, expanded discussions of evolutionary hypotheses that have been empirically disconfirmed, and much more!