Psychology 3228A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Great Chain Of Being, Cognitive Psychology, Ethnocentrism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3228A/B
• Professor: Caroline Strang

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Immanual kant imagined how one organism can change over time, perhaps acquiring characteristics other organisms (not just physical change)- foreshadowed evolutionary psych by. 2 centuries: darwin"s grandfather wrote all living things could have emerged from common ancestor (living filament) and suggested competition might be driving force behind evolution- failed produce plausible mechanism for evolutionary change. Increased variation by sexual reproduction thought one reasons sex evolved first place. Learning theorists like pavlov, watson and skinner used classical and operant conditioning- viewed humans more complex versions animal and understand simpler organisms apply to humans: psychologists focus proximate questions rather than ultimate questions darwinian framework best suited. Wilson and sociobiology: first serious assault apply evolutionary thinking to psychology led be e. o. From sociobiology to evolutionary psychology: term evolutionary psychology" coined by john tooby and leda cosmides in 1992 at the. If stone-age mind exists= constrains current and future behav. Incorrect say human evolution been selection aggressive behv more than other behavs.