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EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY (CONC (cannot be falsified (Explains everything,…
EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
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examples
"Help family, not strangers": U help prolong your genes,
P you feel good helping
"Attracted to rich man"": Uyour kid likely to survive, P you seek resource security
"Attracted to good looking": U help fertility, P sexual arousal
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Jealousy
because mom knows that's their child, but dad never does
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CONC
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evolution not work directly on behavior (ppl can still choose) but it can increase tendency to do sth
evolution isn't always optimal, it is a trial and error
cannot be falsified
Explains everything, both the right and wrong answer to a hypothesis
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maybe it tells us more about what we're not, bc rn we are cultured
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Explains everything, predict nth
Genetics
genes - synthesizes protein, has hereditary info
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