Evolution

• What is natural selection?

  Organisms who are suited to their environment will survive in order to reproduce
• What is meant by survival of the fittest?

  aggression has been passed down by those who have been successful in reproduction and survival
• What is meant by sexual selection?

  individuals who are more successful in attracting a mate will out-reproduce others in the population
• What is meant by mutation?

  a change in genetic structure of an animal that makes in different from others
• What is meant by Environment of Evolutionary Adaptation (EEA)?

  the conditions of the environment that a species was adapting to
• What do Evolutionary Psychologists argue?

  That the mind has evolved in an adaptive way- some behaviours Are due to evolutionary adaptations that once helped us
• How does evolution explain behaviour?

  our brain is built according to the genetic blueprint that we inherited, the structure and function of different parts of the brain have evolved to suit the demands of our environment.

  We can see behaviours in humans that would have once served us a purpose, find the modern equivalent, and use it to explain behaviour
• In evolution, what was seen as a successful male?

  Physically bigger, stronger, capable of providing food and protection.

  Males who were more aggressive when it came to resources and hunting had a higher change of offspring surviving.
• What is seen as a successful female?

  one who chooses male mates who were strong as it gives them protection, food, and a strong gene pool
• What type of aggression are males?

  Physical
• What type of aggression are females?

  Verbal and emotional
• What did Buss suggest?

  females compete by trying to discredit other females to make them look less attractive to males.