Evolutionary

Levels of Psychological Perspective

Discussant: Ivee Marie Pearl Resurreccion

Theory of evolution is based on the idea that all
species are related and gradually change over time.
Evolution relies on there being genetic variation in a
population which affects the physical form of an
organism.
 • Evolutionary Psychological
Perspective

Is the study of behaviour, thought, and

feeling as viewed through the lens of
evolutionary biology. Evolutionary
psychologists presume all human
behaviours reflect the influence of
physical and psychological predispositions
that helped human ancestors survive
(adapt) and reproduce.
•“Survival of the fittest" is a phrase that
originated from Darwinian evolutionary theory
as a way of describing the mechanism of
natural selection.

•“Reproduction” n a general sense reproduction

is one of the most important concepts in biology:
it means making a copy, a likeness, and thereby
providing for the continued existence of species.

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Principles of
Evolutionary
Psychology
by: Leda Cosmides and John Tooby
• Tenet 1

Your brain’s purpose is to analyze

information from the environment
like a computer would process
information.

• Tenet 2
Your behaviors are a response to
the information your brain has
gathered from both its internal and
external environment.
  Tenet 3
The pathways your brain has created from gathering and
processing information have been influenced over time by
ancestral environments.

 Tenet 4
Some evolutionary behaviors may hold no benefit in
current environments. But, since cognitive programming
may come from your ancestors, it may still contribute to
handling modern-day challenges.

 Tenet 5
The brain has many evolutionary pathways, each one
intended to solve a particular problem your ancestors
faced.

 Tenet 6
Each of your preprogrammed pathways allows your
brain to categorize your individual experiences.
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