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Evolutionary Psychology (Core - Evolutionary Psychology (Darwin (Descent…

- - - - Hunter/gatherer/scavenging
        
        Nomadic or semi-nomadic
        
        small kin-based groupings
        
        Simple tech
        
        High infant mortality and low life expectancy
        
        Vulnerability
        
        Few lifestyle options
    - - Surviving/avoiding predators
        
        Food selection
        
        Attracting mates
        
        Forming reciprocal alliances
        
        Parenting
        
        Reading other people's mind
      - Play role in success w/ genes passed on
- - - - Woman:
        
        Internal fertalisation and gestation
        
        Lactation
        
        Max children = 12
        
        More discriminating
      - Men:
        
        Donate sperm
        
        Less discriminating but more vigorous in competition
- - - - Additive vs. subtractive neuronal processes
        
        Genes only in additive type
        
        Substractive type = responsible for modular specialisation
        
        Specialised modules = result of history of interaction with local enviro