PSY346H5 Lecture 6: PSY346 - Lecture 6
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What are you more afraid of: death from snake-bites in canada (2015, 0, traffic-related deaths in canada (2015, 1,669, tend to go for the snakes because it is adaptive. It"s part of our evolutionary history + characterizes some part of brain. Evolutionary value: certain levels of emotions like below are adaptive. Some kind of benefit: any behs that enhance survivability or ability to reproduce should be increased. Being scared can be a good thing: some classic studies that highlight role of fear as adaptive beh, boldness really affects survivability of guppies, advs of studying species like guppies. If see another fish in env will likely inspect that fish: right hand side look dull + act timid, very timid at doing things like inspecting other fish - keep their distance. Low inspection --> and dull looking fish: more likely to be alive in a tank w/ predators present, bc take fewer risks, bold looking + behaving guppies don"t live so long.
