Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 71: Hidden Curriculum, Elder Abuse, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Introduction to game theory: usually talked about in reference to decision making, but can also use it for evolution and animal behavior. Game theory social science/economics typically but also can explain everyday behavior. Game theory tries to predict behaviors we would expect to see when an individuals are playing a game. It looks at individual strategy and looks at the behaviors of what other animals will do: ex; effect of a decision effect not just an individual but the overall group. Evolutionary game theory tells us those with best fit to environment will survive and pass on to offspring, and those genes will become more common in successive generations: reproduction and environment are central to evolutionary game theory. Reproduction important to game theory because it can"t happen in isolation and it needs to involve others. Environment how organism fits in with social and physical environment. Work with other organisms to find food, raise young, deal with predators.