Evolutionary Psychology

Cod y Modiwl: PS21020
Teitl y Modiwl: Evolutionary Psychology
Blwyddyn Academaidd: 2027/2028
Semester: Semester 2
Cyd-gysylltydd y Modiwl: Dr Gil Greengross
Rhestr Ddarllen: Gweld ar Aspire
Staff Eraill sy'n Cyfrannu: Dr Caitlin Baker; Miss Katherine Parsons; Dr Gil Greengross; Dr Saffron Passam; Mr David Dalley; Miss Alexandra Brookes; Dr Catherine O'Hanlon; Professor Nigel Holt; Dr Gareth Hall; Dr Victoria Wright; Dr Alexander Taylor

Dulliau Asesu

Math o Asesiad	Manylion Asesiad	Cyfran
Asesiad Semester	Research proposal: to test an evolutionary research question. 2000 Words	50%
Asesiad Semester	Essay: 2000 Words	50%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Essay: 2000 Words	50%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Research proposal: to test an evolutionary research question. 2000 Words	50%

Canlyniadau Dysgu

Wedi cwblhau'r modiwl dylai'r myfyrwyr fedru:

Examine and evaluate the principles of evolutionary psychology, including the role of genes in behaviour.
Describe the controversies in relation to evolutionary psychology and critically appraise these in the context of the widely accepted proposals of evolutionary biology.
Critically evaluate research that has described human behaviour in the context of evolutionary mechanisms.
Critically evaluate the proposed applications of evolutionary psychology.
Critically evaluate research methods used in the study of evolutionary psychology.

Disgrifiad cryno

The course will introduce evolutionary psychology, introducing students to the basic tenets and criticisms of the model, addressing evolutionary explanations for a wide range of human behaviours.

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Key topics covered by the module are:
* Evolutionary psychology as a science: its history, concepts, controversies, and methods
* Sexual selection, strategies, attractiveness, conflict, and coercion
* Mating, pair-bonding, parenting, children, kinship, and family conflict
* Social relationships within and between groups
* Adaptive cognition, rationality, and heuristics

This module will consist of a weekly two-hour lecture and one two-hour seminar.

Sgiliau Modiwl

Math o Sgiliau	Manylion Sgiliau
Cyfathrebu	Students will be required to communicate often complex relationships between evolution, genes and behaviour
Datblygu personol a chynllunio gyrfa	The module will help students gain greater insights into Darwinian and post-Darwinian perspectives on the form and purpose of the human brain and mind. It will therefore provide insights into many aspects of human behaviour of relevance to their performance in their undergraduate and postgraduate lives.
Datrys Problemau	Students will be required to solve evolutionary problems of the form 'how might behaviour x be explained in an evolutionary context?' and/or 'how might evolutionary theory provide a solution to problem x?'
Gwaith Tim	In the mid-term seminar students will be required to work in small teams to develop and present arguments for or against the proposals of evolutionary psychology
Gwella dysgu a pherfformiad ei hun	The module aims to promote self-management but within a context of assistance from both the facilitator and the fellow students alike. Students will be expected to improve their own learning and performance by undertaking their own work and to exercise their own initiative, including searching for sources, and deciding the direction of their essay. The need to meet an essay deadline will focus students' attention on the need to manage their time and opportunity resources well
Rhifedd	Not directly applicable although students will be introduced to the key concepts of statistical analysis through the examination of research designs used in evolutionary psychology
Sgiliau pwnc penodol	Students will acquire the skill of interpreting human though and behaviour in evolutionary context.
Sgiliau ymchwil	Students will be required to source evidence that is consistent with the proposals of evolutionary psychology and to identify criteria that facilitate the discrimination of this evidence from that which is inconsistent with the proposals.
Technoleg Gwybodaeth	Good use of word processing, database, search engine and reference management programmes will be required.

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