CJ ST 484 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Homicide, Evolutionary Psychology

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Criminal Justice Studies
• Course: CJ ST 484
• Professor: Delisi

Document Summary

Evolutionary psychology is 1 field of stud(cid:411) th1t uses e(cid:404)olution1r(cid:411) biolog(cid:411) principles th1t hum1ns h1(cid:404)e e(cid:404)ol(cid:404)ed o(cid:404)er historic1l time 1nd their e(cid:404)olution reflects tr1its 1nd beh1(cid:404)iors th1t pro(cid:404)ided some 1d1pti(cid:404)e function. More specific1ll(cid:411), the e(cid:404)olution1r(cid:411) perspecti(cid:404)e identifies evolved psychological mechanisms , (cid:405)hich 1re dom1in-specific inform1tion-processing mech1nisms th1t rel1te to sur(cid:404)i(cid:404)1l 1nd reproduction. This me1ns th1t specific sets of en(cid:404)ironment1l inform1tion or inputs 1nd their corresponding ph(cid:411)siologic1l 1nd ps(cid:411)chologic1l mech1nisms 1nd the (cid:405)1(cid:411)s these inputs 1re processed 1re linked to specific beh1(cid:404)ior1l outputs. Parental investment theory (cid:806)tri(cid:404)ers, (cid:728)97(cid:729)(cid:807) indic1tes th1t the 1lloc1tion of resources to offspring 1t the e(cid:410)pense of other resources is 1 m1jor difference bet(cid:405)een m1les 1nd fem1les. Once m1les successfull(cid:411) complete insemin1tion th1t results in pregn1nc(cid:411), their biologic1l role in p1renting is finished. Homicide adaptation theory is 1 gener1l e(cid:404)olution1r(cid:411) fr1me(cid:405)ork th1t suggests ho(cid:405) 1nd (cid:405)h(cid:411) homicide (cid:405)ould h1(cid:404)e e(cid:404)ol(cid:404)ed 1s 1 beh1(cid:404)ior1l option. The re1sons th1t homicide could ser(cid:404)e 1n 1d1pti(cid:404)e purpose include: