PSY 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Intelligent Designer, Ethogram, Operational Sex Ratio
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Evolutionary psychology exam review: chapter 1 (9-11 questions, conditions for evolution by natural selection (ens) a. i. Some variants survive and reproduce better than others: natural selection vs. sexual selection b. i. Both require the same three conditions, in sexual selection, variants or traits that increase reproductive success are selected rather than traits that favor survival: relevance of mendel"s work in explaining generation and propagation of variability c. i. Qualities of parents are not mixed together but are passed on intact: modern synthesis: contributions of morgan, fisher, watson & crick d. i. Putting together/creating vocabulary (alleles, genes, genotypes,), three conditions of natural selection, put together mendel and darwin ideas: tinbergen"s proximate vs. ultimate causes/explanations e. i. Proximate explanation: baby chicks use visual system to keep track of movement e. iv. Ultimate explanation: allows bird to follow mother for food and protection: williams (1966) argument against group selection f. i.
