Evolutionary Psychology and Human Mating

Don's friendship and insightful commentary on evolutionary psychology

A cross-cultural study of 10,047 participants from thirty-seven cultures around the world

Leda introduced herself to the author, and they had discussions (arguments) about evolution and human behavior

<p>They were a platform for discussion and learning about evolution and human behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author's fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They had not yet published anything on the topic, and the field of evolutionary psychology was still in its infancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Variation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Variations caused by environmental accidents, such as a wing deformity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selection, as those attributes help with survival or reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can affect the finch's ability to crack nuts and access food</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alfred Russel Wallace</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>On the Origin of Species</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To collect samples of birds and other animals and to understand the apparent purposive quality of forms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That they varied so much that they constituted different species, with each island having a distinct species of finch.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The existence of adaptations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He rejected all of them because they failed to explain the existence of adaptations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A common ancestor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Five years (from 1831 to 1836).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Differential reproductive success</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because survival is necessary for reproduction, but an organism must also reproduce to pass on its inherited qualities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The characteristics of organisms that reproduce more than others get passed down to future generations at a relatively greater frequency</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The observation of characteristics, such as the peacock's plumage, that seemed to have no obvious survival value</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Survival is necessary for reproduction, and therefore it takes on a critical role in the transmission of inherited traits to future generations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It defines differential reproductive success or failure, which drives the transmission of inherited traits to future generations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because adaptations carry costs, and selection favors a mechanism only when its benefits outweigh the costs relative to other designs existent at the time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Evolutionary time lags and the costs of adaptations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That evolutionary theory implies that our existing adaptations are optimally designed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That it implies genetic determinism or that we are powerless to change things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That evolutionary theory does not imply optimally designed adaptations, genetic determinism, or powerlessness to change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To clarify the misconceptions and pave the way for a more nuanced understanding of the application of evolutionary theory to humans, including the origins of modern humans and the development of evolutionary psychology.</p> Signup and view all the answers