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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. epjournalnet 201 405 414 Original Article Is Cunnilingus Assisted Orgasm a Male Sperm Retention Strategy Michael N Pham Department of Psychology Oakl and University Rochester MI USA Email mnphamoaklandedu Corresponding author 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. Presentation. . by . Jim Foley. The Biology of Behavior. © 2013 Worth Publishers . Module . 5: Genetics. , Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior . Topics we were born to learn about. Behavior Genetics and Individual Differences. Attachments and relationships are, for the majority of people, one of the most important aspects of their lives!. Developmental Approach. Developmental psychologists are interested in how people develop and change from before they are born, throughout their life.. . by . Jim Foley. The Biology of Behavior. © 2013 Worth Publishers . Module . 5: Genetics. , Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior . Topics we were born to learn about. Behavior Genetics and Individual Differences. 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 . 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. 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 . Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Based on the assumption that living organisms face environmental challenges.. Organisms that adapt the best have a greater chance of passing there genes to the next generations.. 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 . .. Perspectives. Psychoanalytic. Behaviorism. Humanism. Cognitive. Evolutionary. Biological/Biomedical. Psychodynamic. The psychodynamic perspective originated with the work of Sigmund Freud. This perspective emphasizes the role of the . 1. Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology. Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences. Genes: Our Codes for Life. Twin and Adoption Studies . Temperament and Heredity. Nature . and. Nurture. A summary of David Geary’s . Principles of evolutionary educational psychology. Principles of Educational Evolutionary Psychology. Secondary knowledge has grown out of folk knowledge. There is a gap between secondary knowledge and folk knowledge.