PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Mate Choice, Human Mating Strategies, Work Ethic
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Basics of evolutionary theory: natural selection! Driven by reproductive success, not survival success: adaptation! Traits and behaviours that evolved over time to increase reproductive success! Two types: survival adaptations and reproductive adaptations (called sexual selection theory by darwin): survival: helps handle the hostile forces of nature, reproductive: helps compete for mates! Sexual selection theory: the evolution of characteristics, doesn"t talk about survival advantage, only about mating advantage, two processes ! Mutual mate choice in humans: both women and men have a say in choosing mates! In uence the odds of survival and reproduction of organism! In uence the organism to help other organism with those genes (these organisms are called genetic relative to survive and reproduce! Evolutionary psychology: psychological adaptations: mechanisms of mind that evolved to solve speci c problems of survival or reproduction, contrasts physiological adaptation! Adaptations that happened due to environment (ex. culture)! Development or change of mechanism in the mind!
