Chapter 9. Evo_Psycho

9.1 Evolutionary Psychology & Sex Differences

Evolutionary Psychology & Sex Differences

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The science of psychology is strongly predicated upon a biological system that encompasses both the body and mind. We know our bodies have developed through time according to the precepts of evolution by natural selection…have our minds done so as well?

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1. The underlying idea of the evolutionary psychology of sex differences as applied to human behavior can best be summed up by which of the following statements?

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2. Larry has a problem with evolutionary psychology’s contention that there is an evolutionary advantage for promiscuity in men, arguing that it implies men are not responsible for their infidelities. What response might an evolutionary psychologist have?

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3. How could we best characterize people’s behavior when it comes into conflict with evolutionary dictates?

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4. How might evolutionary psychology understand the effect technological and cultural changes have on human behavior?

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5. How can our brains, themselves products of evolution by natural selection, override the evolutionary demands of our “selfish genes”?

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