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Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

unit 03

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psych

module 6

How genetics work

Identical twins

Fraternal twins

Twin studies

Adoption studies

Temperament

Heritability is the extent to which variation among individuals can be attributed to genetic factors.

Epigenetics is the is the study of how the expression of genes change without corresponding changes to the genome itself.

Evolutionary Psychology

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Principles of Evolutionary Psych

1. The brain is a physical system 2. Neural circuits were designed by natural selection 3. Most processing evolved to be subconscious 4. Neural circuits are specialized by task 5. Modern skulls house a Stone Age mind

Why do we like sugar?

Sugar?

Our ancestors needed to eat ripe fruit to meet their nutritional needs. When fruit is ripe, it is loaded with sugars. If our ancestor had a taste for sugar, he or she would be a little more likely to eat ripe fruit. His or her resulting good health would make him or her stronger and more attractive to potential mates. He or she might leave more offspring who, inheriting this taste for ripe fruit, would be more likely to survive to reproductive age.

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David Buss reports outcomes for these items in a comprehensive study of 37 cultures. For the international samples, both sexes rated mutual attraction-love, dependable character, emotional stability and maturity, and pleasing disposition as most important and chastity, similar religious background, and similar political background as least important. In terms of sex differences, Buss found good support for the evolutionary hypothesis that good looks and chastity are rated more important by males and that good nancial prospect and ambitious and industrious are rated more important by females.

So, what are the lessons about Love from the perspective of Evolutionary Psychologists?

Environmental Inuences on Behavior

module 7

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Parental inuence Peer inuence Cultural inuence including norms & memes Collectivist vs Individualistic cultures

Gender

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The Nature of Gender

Think of your parents ...

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When you went out, who drove? Who writes the family Thank You cards? Who is more likely to ask, Where is my grey sweater? When he car needs repairs, who takes it to the garage? Who does the laundry? Who dusts & vacuums? When you have guests for dinner, who makes the drinks? the coffee? Who waters the house plants? When you go on a trip, who packs the suitcases? Who loads the car?

Gender formation

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Social Learning Theory

Social Learning Theory

Gender-Schema Theory

What happens when the physical body does not align with an individuals gender identity?