PDF-Evolutionary Psychology

wwwepjournalnet x2013 201 4 1 2 1 73 96. Materialism. By Frank W. Elwell. Note:. This . presentation is based on the theories of Steven K. Sanderson. . as presented in his books listed in . the bibliography. . A more complete summary of . Domestication. Pedro . Semōes. , . Josiane. Santos, Margarida Matos. Presentation by . Priya. Singha, UC, Irvine. Some questions for you to think about:. What is . domestication. ? How do different . Week 5. General feedback: Thought Paper #1. A thought paper is about . your . reasoned . thoughts. If 40% of your TP is your summary, you are losing ~40% of your marks. I do not grade introductions (but you still need them). 1. Evolutionary Algorithms. CS 478 - Evolutionary Algorithms. 2. Evolutionary Computation/Algorithms. Genetic Algorithms. Simulate “natural” evolution of structures via selection and reproduction, based on performance (fitness). 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. . Multiobjective. . Optimization. . Algorithms. Karthik. . Sindhya. , . PhD. Postdoctoral Researcher. Industrial Optimization Group. Department of Mathematical Information Technology. Karthik.sindhya@jyu.fi. 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. 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. What you will learn. Common traits of problems which can be solved by EAs efficiently. “HUMIES” competition with few examples of winning solutions of various problems. When EAs can be competitive with Reinforcement Learning techniques when solving various control problems. Chapter. 2: . Evolutionary. Computing: the . Origins. Historical perspective. Biological inspiration:. Darwinian evolution theory . (simplified!). Genetics . (simplified!). Motivation for EC . 2. EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGYCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 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. The study of people – how they act, react, and interact. Explores areas such as learning, memory, development of children, sport, social behaviour, cognitive processes and human development.. A science. Psychological studies involve the use of...