PSYC18H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lust, Paul Ekman, Ultimatum Game
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Apply theory to emotions: evolutionary perspectives on emotions. Examining empirical evidence for the evolution of the six basic emotions. Jean baptiste lamarck he was a naturalist and thought that certain traits or features they prefer advantages in any given environment. If you have th trait you are more likely to survive. If a giraffe can stretch high and get fruit that others cant then that giraffe is most likely to survive. So the kid is also strong, or the giraffe with a longer neck will pass it down to offspring. Not only could you inherit genotypes but phenotypes as well. Uniformitarianism: he thought that the earth has been shaped by forces that are still changing today. This was in opposition to christian though and popular thought of the time. All of these bits and pieces make their way to darwin. The last theorist was thomas malthus; thought that population growth was kept in check by various vices.
