Evolutionary influences

• what is 'evolutionary influences'?

  change of physical & behavioural characteristics overtime to adapt to the demands of indivs environment
• what is the theory of evolution?

  explanation of how changes happened
• what process occurred during evolution?

  natural selection
• what is natural selection?

  idea any genetically determined behaviour that enhances indivs chance of survival & reproduction will be passed to next gen
• where does natural selection take place?

  level of the genes
• what is the example for evolutionary influences?

  biological preparedness
• what does evolutionary psychology suggest?

  certain fears are adaptive behaviours that helped ancestors survive
• what did Seligman propose?

  concept of biological preparedness
• what is biological preparedness?

  inherited predisposition to fear certain types of animals (e.g. snakes)
• what is this an example of?

  evolution for survival purposes