Overview of Human Origins and Implications for Medicine
... (1) Mismatch: Our bodies are in a novel environment, different from the one it was selected for. (2) As slowly replicating organisms, we are always behind in competing with faster evolving pathogens (The “Red Queen” Effect). Selection is constrained: (3) Every selected trait is a trade-off, and none ...
... (1) Mismatch: Our bodies are in a novel environment, different from the one it was selected for. (2) As slowly replicating organisms, we are always behind in competing with faster evolving pathogens (The “Red Queen” Effect). Selection is constrained: (3) Every selected trait is a trade-off, and none ...
Grade 11 University Biology – Unit 3 Evolution
... g. Disruptive Selection 6. In a population of bats, the survival rate of very large- winged bats and very small-winged bats is greater than the survival rate of bats with intermediate-sized wings. What type of selection is described? a. Stabilizing Selection b. Destabilizing Selection c. Directional ...
... g. Disruptive Selection 6. In a population of bats, the survival rate of very large- winged bats and very small-winged bats is greater than the survival rate of bats with intermediate-sized wings. What type of selection is described? a. Stabilizing Selection b. Destabilizing Selection c. Directional ...
Psychology 235 Dr. Blakemore Basic Types of Learning Operant
... toys, seat in center or front of room are not good time outs) It should be brief (e.g., one minute for every year of the child’s age) State the rule and the consequences and then take the child to time out. Don’t have a long discussion. Start the timer when the child is quiet -- let them see t ...
... toys, seat in center or front of room are not good time outs) It should be brief (e.g., one minute for every year of the child’s age) State the rule and the consequences and then take the child to time out. Don’t have a long discussion. Start the timer when the child is quiet -- let them see t ...
Richard Wrangham
... For several decades, Professor Wrangham has studied primates in the wild including several species of baboon and Vervet monkeys but his work on the ecological and behavior comparisons of chimpanzees and humans has been his greatest contribution to the animal behavior literature. His insights into th ...
... For several decades, Professor Wrangham has studied primates in the wild including several species of baboon and Vervet monkeys but his work on the ecological and behavior comparisons of chimpanzees and humans has been his greatest contribution to the animal behavior literature. His insights into th ...
Study Guide Evolution 12-13
... Study Guide – What on Earth (Evolution) Learning Targets I can describe how variation within a species affects a population I can explain how variation in a population is beneficial I can explain how adaptations are beneficial qualities that are passed on from parents to offspring I can explain how ...
... Study Guide – What on Earth (Evolution) Learning Targets I can describe how variation within a species affects a population I can explain how variation in a population is beneficial I can explain how adaptations are beneficial qualities that are passed on from parents to offspring I can explain how ...
Natural selection can only occur in the presence of
... Convergent evolution is the process in which similar traits evolve independently in species that do not share a recent common ancestry. ...
... Convergent evolution is the process in which similar traits evolve independently in species that do not share a recent common ancestry. ...
Guided Notes - EV1 Learning Goal One
... no two individuals being exactly alike. • Much of this variation between individuals is inheritable. ...
... no two individuals being exactly alike. • Much of this variation between individuals is inheritable. ...
Picture from Ladies` Home Journal
... be more firmly connected with the situation, so that, when it recurs, they will be more likely to recur; those which are accompanied or closely followed by discomfort to the animal will, other things being equal, have their connections to the situation weakened, so that, when it recurs, they will be ...
... be more firmly connected with the situation, so that, when it recurs, they will be more likely to recur; those which are accompanied or closely followed by discomfort to the animal will, other things being equal, have their connections to the situation weakened, so that, when it recurs, they will be ...
Natural Selection
... mammals that originally lived on land and had hair, feet with claws, external ears, and mammal-like tails. They moved to the sea and that new environment selected more fish-like ...
... mammals that originally lived on land and had hair, feet with claws, external ears, and mammal-like tails. They moved to the sea and that new environment selected more fish-like ...
Some Evolutionary Basics
... works can be read in the article “The not-sopolitically-correct story of Anisogamy”. Universal traits Evolution has resulted in many universal traits. Since all humans are descendants of a small group of people who lived, evolved, increased in population and spread out during 1.8 million years withi ...
... works can be read in the article “The not-sopolitically-correct story of Anisogamy”. Universal traits Evolution has resulted in many universal traits. Since all humans are descendants of a small group of people who lived, evolved, increased in population and spread out during 1.8 million years withi ...
Mark`s report
... The social learning theory of Bandura emphasizes the importance of observing and modeling the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others. Bandura (1977) states: "Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own a ...
... The social learning theory of Bandura emphasizes the importance of observing and modeling the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others. Bandura (1977) states: "Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own a ...
learned
... Innate behaviors are behaviors that are genetically inherited. Behavior influenced by genes can be selected on by natural selection, so these behaviors should increase the fitness of an organism in some way. ...
... Innate behaviors are behaviors that are genetically inherited. Behavior influenced by genes can be selected on by natural selection, so these behaviors should increase the fitness of an organism in some way. ...
The Tales of Operant Conditioning
... all the people in the land of Skinnerian that occurred through rewards and punishment for behavior. It was coined by it’s master creator, B.F. Skinner, which is why the land in which the people lived was known as Skinnerian, because operant conditioning was also known as Skinnerian Conditioning. ...
... all the people in the land of Skinnerian that occurred through rewards and punishment for behavior. It was coined by it’s master creator, B.F. Skinner, which is why the land in which the people lived was known as Skinnerian, because operant conditioning was also known as Skinnerian Conditioning. ...
Adaptation and Evolution – How do species change over time?
... reproductive success of the actor will be passed on at higher rate to next generation (will be favored by natural selection) Behavior that decreases the survival and reproductive success of the actor will not So how could altruism possibly get passed on? How could it evolve? ...
... reproductive success of the actor will be passed on at higher rate to next generation (will be favored by natural selection) Behavior that decreases the survival and reproductive success of the actor will not So how could altruism possibly get passed on? How could it evolve? ...
Natural Selection 2
... • Special characteristics can sometimes be a hindrance to animals as energy has to go into ...
... • Special characteristics can sometimes be a hindrance to animals as energy has to go into ...
Facing the facts
... appear not to take cultural evolution into account. It is of course interesting to compare predictions of models based on some version of dual inheritance theory with those based only on genetical evolution, if only distinguishing predictions were available. Gardner & West (2004) suggested that stro ...
... appear not to take cultural evolution into account. It is of course interesting to compare predictions of models based on some version of dual inheritance theory with those based only on genetical evolution, if only distinguishing predictions were available. Gardner & West (2004) suggested that stro ...
Behavioral Theories Of Learning - Winston
... more likely to be repeated in similar situations; an act that is followed by unfavorable effect is less likely to be repeated. ...
... more likely to be repeated in similar situations; an act that is followed by unfavorable effect is less likely to be repeated. ...
A Biological Basis for Crime?
... Evolutionary Theory (2 of 2) ▪ Rape ▪ Evolutionary processes allow males who are pushy and aggressive in the pursuit of sex to pass on their genes successfully. ...
... Evolutionary Theory (2 of 2) ▪ Rape ▪ Evolutionary processes allow males who are pushy and aggressive in the pursuit of sex to pass on their genes successfully. ...
Evolution Summative Assessment DO NOT WRITE ON TEST
... a. Penguins live on land and feed in the water; therefore they have no need to fly. b. The Antarctic home of penguins is flat and barren; therefore there is no place to fly. c. Ancestral penguins without large wings were better able to swim and feed in the water; theref ...
... a. Penguins live on land and feed in the water; therefore they have no need to fly. b. The Antarctic home of penguins is flat and barren; therefore there is no place to fly. c. Ancestral penguins without large wings were better able to swim and feed in the water; theref ...
History of Neurology
... – are elicited by stimuli, modified by respondent conditioning called “Pavlovian conditioning" or "classical conditioning“ • Operant Behaviors – not induced by any particular stimulus, strengthened through operant conditioning, occurrence of a response yields a reinforce sensation ...
... – are elicited by stimuli, modified by respondent conditioning called “Pavlovian conditioning" or "classical conditioning“ • Operant Behaviors – not induced by any particular stimulus, strengthened through operant conditioning, occurrence of a response yields a reinforce sensation ...
What is Operant Conditioning
... is the removal of an adverse stimulus which is ‘rewarding’ to the animal. Negative reinforcement strengthens behavior because it stops ...
... is the removal of an adverse stimulus which is ‘rewarding’ to the animal. Negative reinforcement strengthens behavior because it stops ...
Classical Conditioning
... • Believed that human behavior (even things we thought were instinct) were a result of the environment (could be LEARNED) • Emotionally and physically healthy 9-month old male raised in a hospital environment • Seeks to condition this baby to have an extreme fear (response) to a small white rate (st ...
... • Believed that human behavior (even things we thought were instinct) were a result of the environment (could be LEARNED) • Emotionally and physically healthy 9-month old male raised in a hospital environment • Seeks to condition this baby to have an extreme fear (response) to a small white rate (st ...
The history of Psychology
... Applying the principles of evolution to explain psychological processes and phenomena Charles Darwin • Wrote On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, his first book on evolution, in 1859. • The Theory of Evolution -proposes the idea that individuals fight for survival • Species change ...
... Applying the principles of evolution to explain psychological processes and phenomena Charles Darwin • Wrote On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, his first book on evolution, in 1859. • The Theory of Evolution -proposes the idea that individuals fight for survival • Species change ...