Question

VII. The Evolutionary Perspective  

A) Explain this way of thinking about human psychology.

B)This perspective is based on Darwin’s theory of evolution: Natural Selection. Explain natural selection by giving an example of an adaptive trait – one that promotes the ability of a species to adapt to its environment, survive and reproduce C) Inclusive fitness – explain this concept, and how it is used by evolutionary psychologists to explain human behavior

Answer 1

VII. The Evolutionary Perspective  

A) Explain this way of thinking about human psychology.

Evolutionary psychology is an approach to psychology that is theoretical in nature’s, where there would be an attempt in explaining the psychological traits of humans, which is perception, memory, or adaptations of language, that help in natural selection. This approach helps in identification of the functional form of the biological mechanism. It explains the role of evolution in shaping the behavior of humans.

B)This perspective is based on Darwin’s theory of evolution: Natural Selection.Explain natural selection by giving an example of an adaptive trait – one that promotes the ability of a species to adapt to its environment, survive and reproduce

The ability referred to as adaptive tracking. As a result of this perspective, as the person would be changing their habitat, there would be movement from one area to another. There would be genetic changes that would take place in an individual, such that they could be adjusting to the newer environment.

C) Inclusive fitness – explain this concept, and how it is used by evolutionary psychologists to explain human behavior

This could be defined as an individual’s ability to be passing on their genes from one generation to another considering the genes that have been passed by the close relatives of the organism.