Psychology 3228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Follicular Phase, Estrogen, Cognitive Psychology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3228
• Professor: Scott Mac Dougall- Shackleton

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Evolutionary psychology overlaps with many other fields of study. Many of these fields have an influence on the study of evolutionary psychology. Facial symmetry: more symmetrical faces are rated more attractive. All term papers with a mark of f must be coded with 3" on the back coded properly? (d, f, 2, 3) rule verification check 2 to make sure there isn"t a f. Who do you need to watch? (17, 25, beer, milk: check 17 year old and the individual drinking beer, this example is easier than the previous one (cheater detection) Cheater detection: logical problems that involves cheater detection tend to be easier to solve than those that do not, cheater detection is easier even than mere rule verification, cross-culturally universal. Irrelevance of biology (biology is not required to explain our human behaviour: general laws of learning (behaviouristic approach, human behaviours can be explained by means of behavioural psychology)