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Evolutionary Psychology (PSY 340)

Term: Academic Year 2017-18 - Winter

Faculty

Rudy Goldstein
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Schedule

Mon-Wed, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM (1/10/2018 - 4/20/2018) Location: MAIN WHELR 211

Description

Students examine how human behavior has been shaped by the processes of evolution. The course provides a brief overview of relevant psychological theories and evolutionary principles. Students spend the bulk of the term reviewing specific topics in depth: problems of survival, mating and sexuality, familial relationships, cooperation, aggression and warfare, sex differences, and social hierarchies. Prerequisite: PSY 110

Lib Ed: NatSci OR SocSci