workshops
... Sexual selection has been shown to be an important driver in the evolution of a wide variety of complex life history, morphological, and behavioural traits. This can stem from direct or indirect selection on particular traits through intra-gender competition, intersexual mate choice, or conflict. In ...
... Sexual selection has been shown to be an important driver in the evolution of a wide variety of complex life history, morphological, and behavioural traits. This can stem from direct or indirect selection on particular traits through intra-gender competition, intersexual mate choice, or conflict. In ...
Evolution by Natural Selection
... by Beth Bishop and Charles Anderson, 1986) Suppose that Tyrone had genes that he passed on to his cubs that helped his cubs to resist infections, so they were more likely to survive to adulthood. These genes would be more common in the next generation, since more of the cubs with these genes would s ...
... by Beth Bishop and Charles Anderson, 1986) Suppose that Tyrone had genes that he passed on to his cubs that helped his cubs to resist infections, so they were more likely to survive to adulthood. These genes would be more common in the next generation, since more of the cubs with these genes would s ...
From birds and bees to babies? Can theories on genetic conflict aid
... idea that the evolution of cooperative behaviour is greatly facilitated among relatives. Moreover, in certain situations, in which genetic relatedness is increased by haplo–diploid breeding systems (e.g. honeybees), or in which certain ecological factors are influential (e.g. bee-eaters), extreme fo ...
... idea that the evolution of cooperative behaviour is greatly facilitated among relatives. Moreover, in certain situations, in which genetic relatedness is increased by haplo–diploid breeding systems (e.g. honeybees), or in which certain ecological factors are influential (e.g. bee-eaters), extreme fo ...
Social Darwinism - amstudies-lhs
... American social Darwinist. In What the Social Classes Owe to Each Other, Sumner argued against governmental and private charity attempts to improve the conditions of the lower classes. Like Spencer, Sumner believed that society evolved and operated in a deterministic fashion and any attempt to alter ...
... American social Darwinist. In What the Social Classes Owe to Each Other, Sumner argued against governmental and private charity attempts to improve the conditions of the lower classes. Like Spencer, Sumner believed that society evolved and operated in a deterministic fashion and any attempt to alter ...
Genetics, Evolution, and Personality
... that many aspects of human social behavior are products of evolution. This idea is behind an area of work termed sociobiology or evolutionary psychology. Sociobiologists propose ways to account for various aspects of human behavior, even behavior that on the face of it seems not to provide an evolut ...
... that many aspects of human social behavior are products of evolution. This idea is behind an area of work termed sociobiology or evolutionary psychology. Sociobiologists propose ways to account for various aspects of human behavior, even behavior that on the face of it seems not to provide an evolut ...
Social Darwinism - us1a-lhs
... American social Darwinist. In What the Social Classes Owe to Each Other, Sumner argued against governmental and private charity attempts to improve the conditions of the lower classes. Like Spencer, Sumner believed that society evolved and operated in a deterministic fashion and any attempt to alter ...
... American social Darwinist. In What the Social Classes Owe to Each Other, Sumner argued against governmental and private charity attempts to improve the conditions of the lower classes. Like Spencer, Sumner believed that society evolved and operated in a deterministic fashion and any attempt to alter ...
The Behaviorist Revolution
... nervous receptor and gives rise to a nervous impulse; this nervous impulse is transmitted along nerve fibres to the central nervous system, and here, on account of existing nervous connections, it gives rise to a fresh impulse which passes along outgoing nerve fibres to the active organ, where it ex ...
... nervous receptor and gives rise to a nervous impulse; this nervous impulse is transmitted along nerve fibres to the central nervous system, and here, on account of existing nervous connections, it gives rise to a fresh impulse which passes along outgoing nerve fibres to the active organ, where it ex ...
Organizational Behaviour
... with Freud’s assertion that personality is primarily instinctual and sexual in nature. They argued that social relationships play a major role in the development of personality. Many argued that people attempt to establish significant and rewarding relationships with others and so adopt personal ...
... with Freud’s assertion that personality is primarily instinctual and sexual in nature. They argued that social relationships play a major role in the development of personality. Many argued that people attempt to establish significant and rewarding relationships with others and so adopt personal ...
HS.LS-NSE Natural Selection and Evolution April 25, 2012
... HS.LS-NSE Natural Selection and Evolution HS.LS-NSE Natural Selection and Evolution Students who demonstrate understanding can: a. Use models to explain how the process of natural selection is the result of four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the genetic variatio ...
... HS.LS-NSE Natural Selection and Evolution HS.LS-NSE Natural Selection and Evolution Students who demonstrate understanding can: a. Use models to explain how the process of natural selection is the result of four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the genetic variatio ...
Chapter 11: Behaviorism: After the Founding
... operations or procedures by which it is determined The validity of any scientific findings or theoretical construct depends on the validity of the operations used in arriving at that finding Percy W. Bridgman ...
... operations or procedures by which it is determined The validity of any scientific findings or theoretical construct depends on the validity of the operations used in arriving at that finding Percy W. Bridgman ...
Three Types of Environmental Adaptations
... Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its environment. Adaptations are body features and behavior habits that help a living thing survive and reproduce in its natural environment. Organisms, from microbes to plants and animals, inhabit environments ...
... Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its environment. Adaptations are body features and behavior habits that help a living thing survive and reproduce in its natural environment. Organisms, from microbes to plants and animals, inhabit environments ...
The Evolution of Altruism
... Few theories in the history of science have revolutionized an entire field as Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection has done for biology. Natural selection is the process by which an environment affects the genetic composition of a population over many generations. First, genetic mutatio ...
... Few theories in the history of science have revolutionized an entire field as Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection has done for biology. Natural selection is the process by which an environment affects the genetic composition of a population over many generations. First, genetic mutatio ...
Unit A * Biological Diversity
... changing environmental conditions 6. describe examples of variation of characteristics within a species 13. distinguish between, and identify examples of, natural and artificial selection and the technology involved ...
... changing environmental conditions 6. describe examples of variation of characteristics within a species 13. distinguish between, and identify examples of, natural and artificial selection and the technology involved ...
Chapter 2: The Buck Starts and Stops with You
... • Many different theories as to how human beings become who they are • Scientific disciplines were developed in order to determine the causes of events • Initially, scientists believed that behavior was the result of a natural cause • This theory is referred to as Determinism the belief in cause and ...
... • Many different theories as to how human beings become who they are • Scientific disciplines were developed in order to determine the causes of events • Initially, scientists believed that behavior was the result of a natural cause • This theory is referred to as Determinism the belief in cause and ...
... organisms engaged in niche construction modifying the evolutionary pressures acting on them, on their descendants, and on unrelated populations sharing the same landscape [Laland et al. 2014]. Human cultural processes are major factors in human niche construction [Kendal 2012]. For example, O’Brien ...
Principles of Evolution
... well-tested hypotheses. • Theories grow from evidence! Theorizing without evidence is not science! ...
... well-tested hypotheses. • Theories grow from evidence! Theorizing without evidence is not science! ...
Developmental Constraints, Genetic Correlations
... contains a non-zero covariance term, evolution at the multi-trait level is often nonoptimal in the sense that not every trait, or even no traits, are at their optimal value. In this sense, many regard constraints and genetic correlations as interfering or limiting adaptive evolution via natural sele ...
... contains a non-zero covariance term, evolution at the multi-trait level is often nonoptimal in the sense that not every trait, or even no traits, are at their optimal value. In this sense, many regard constraints and genetic correlations as interfering or limiting adaptive evolution via natural sele ...
Mechanisms and Speciation 2: Evolution on the Web Questions
... 1. Why is sexual selection considered a "special case" of natural selection? How does this support your definition of fitness? Artificial selection 1. Why do we consider this type of selection artificial? Give another example of artificial selection besides the one shown. ...
... 1. Why is sexual selection considered a "special case" of natural selection? How does this support your definition of fitness? Artificial selection 1. Why do we consider this type of selection artificial? Give another example of artificial selection besides the one shown. ...
Operant Conditioning
... Operant Conditioning • Learning in which a certain action is reinforced or punished, resulting in corresponding increases or decreases in occurrence • “Operant” is used because the subject operates on (causes) some change in the environment. • They choose to repeat or eliminate their own behavior. ...
... Operant Conditioning • Learning in which a certain action is reinforced or punished, resulting in corresponding increases or decreases in occurrence • “Operant” is used because the subject operates on (causes) some change in the environment. • They choose to repeat or eliminate their own behavior. ...
psycholanalytic theory
... Weaknesses of Punishment • Punishment does not in and of itself suggest an alternate, acceptable form of behavior. • Punishment suppresses the behavior only so long as the delivery is guaranteed. For example, if parents are inconsistent with punishment, children learn very quickly how to “get away ...
... Weaknesses of Punishment • Punishment does not in and of itself suggest an alternate, acceptable form of behavior. • Punishment suppresses the behavior only so long as the delivery is guaranteed. For example, if parents are inconsistent with punishment, children learn very quickly how to “get away ...
From the Origin of Species to Evolutionary Computation
... For Evolutionary Algorithms to work: •Individuals can reproduce. ...
... For Evolutionary Algorithms to work: •Individuals can reproduce. ...
Adaptations of Species
... Natural Selection and Species Survival Structures of living organisms demonstrate adaptations that allow for specific functions. For example, the giraffe’s long neck is an adaptation because it allows the giraffe to reach leaves further up on trees. This provides an advantage because the giraffe can ...
... Natural Selection and Species Survival Structures of living organisms demonstrate adaptations that allow for specific functions. For example, the giraffe’s long neck is an adaptation because it allows the giraffe to reach leaves further up on trees. This provides an advantage because the giraffe can ...
Natural Selection
... Natural selection and Evolution • Natural selection will lead to evolution – when individuals with certain characteristics have a greater survival or reproductive rate than other individuals in a population ...
... Natural selection and Evolution • Natural selection will lead to evolution – when individuals with certain characteristics have a greater survival or reproductive rate than other individuals in a population ...