Evolutionary Psychology WF-PS-EP-ER
The class is an advanced seminar where over an accelerated timeline you will get a crash course in evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral ecology, and primatology. You will be given online quizzes for each section to test your knowledge.
1. Evolutionary Theory
2. Primatology
3. Psychological Foundations
4. Hostile Forces of Nature
5. Women’s LT Mating Strategies
6. Men’s LT Mating Strategies
7. Short-Term Sexual Strategies
8. Problems of Parenting
9. Problems of Kinship
10. Cooperation
11. Aggression and Warfare
12. Conflict Between the Sexes
13. Status, Prestige, Dominance
14. Unified Psychology
15. Papers due
(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Course coordinators
Term 2024/25_L: | Term 2023/24_L: |
Learning outcomes
1. Basics of evolution and primate behavior
2. Basics of the application of evolutionary principles to human psychology
3. A deep and balanced understand of sex differences
4. A robust understanding of the range of topics under investigation in evolutionary psychology
5. The ability to generate and test evolutionary hypotheses
Assessment criteria
Marks on online quizzes.
Bibliography
https://www.routledge.com/Evolutionary-Psychology-The-New-Science-of-the-Mind/Buss/p/book/9781138088610
Additional information
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