USC Social Psychology (MWF 1:30-2:30 class)

[rai-inot]

wala pa jud nag OL si sir?

[daniellearellano]

wala pa si sir?..wat tym xa mag online?

[jiet_rica]

Next question for 10 points. Why is Evolutionary Psychology important in the study of human behavior?

.laaaate nsad nga reply..
.i hope this still counts..


First thing, I shall state something about evolutionary psychology.. To fully understand, evolutionary psychology is defined as a field that
attempts to explain psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, that is, as the functional products of natural selection or sexual selection. Adaptationist thinking about physiological mechanisms, such as the heart, lungs, and immune system, is common in evolutionary biology. Evolutionary psychology applies the same thinking to psychology.
Evolutionary psychologists argue that much of human behavior is generated by psychological adaptations that evolved to solve recurrent problems in human ancestral environments. They hypothesize, for example, that humans have inherited special mental capacities for acquiring language, making it nearly automatic, while inheriting no capacity specifically for reading and writing. Other adaptations, according to EP, might include the abilities to infer others' emotions, to discern kin from non-kin, to identify and prefer healthier mates, to cooperate with others, and so on. Consistent with the theory of natural selection, evolutionary psychology sees organisms as often in conflict with others of their species, including mates and relatives. For example, mother mammals and their young offspring sometimes struggle over weaning, which benefits the mother more than the child. Humans, however, have a marked capacity for cooperation under certain conditions as well.
Evolutionary Psychology is essential to the study of human behavior because to be able to fully understand kung unsa jud ta, we must first look back and examine our history, how we evolved or mutated. We must first examine our ancestors and know them. To be fully aware of our capabilities as humans, we must trace back to the core/ root of it all. The root of our existence and evolution always go together. Evolutionary psychology is just like a trip-to-our-past to meet-our-ancestors-nga-last-man-standing-atong-pnahona that strived and survived for us to exist now.



reference: What is Evolutionary Psycholgy?, wikipedia

[Eliza Imee Cajegas]

I want you to write your names here. This is our online registration form and we will update this as new students will join in.


NAME (family name and first name) COURSE and YEAR, Contact Number, Email or YM

1. Gavini, Reggie V., BS Psyc 2, 09224620098/ 09167814992, reggiegavini@yahoo.com
2. Solana, Jeanalyn May T., BS Psych 2, 09298164618, kisjmsajme_yenyenz@yahoo.com
3. Cavero, Jo Sheene Z BS PSYCH 2, 09227688866 , simply_yellow17@yahoo.com
4.Abejo, Joanne Tricia M., BS Psych 2, 09234238686, jiet_rica@yahoo.com
5. Villano, Mikhail Dominic Y., BS Psych 2, 09232701865, miker_dominion01@yahoo.com
6.Yu, Erwin, BS Psych 2, 0915361477, erwin_d_yu@yahoo.com
7. Sanchez, Tom Louis (gaw_2, BS Psych 2, 09236837582, gaw_28@yahoo.com
8. Dutosme, Niño James S. BS Psych 2(pero 1 ang standing) 09324269690, ninjadutosme@yahoo.com
9.Arellano, DAnielle V. BS PSYCH 2 (kailangan jud ang #?) danielle_arellano41@yahoo.com
10.Sebache, Jasmine P. BS Psych2 09225777488 ja_sebache@yhoo.com
11.Rhea Mae Inot L. BS-psyc2 09234700824 heart_cute99@yahoo.co
12.Leo Ian D. Jovero BS-Psych 2, 09083393203 lordleeon@yahoo.com
13. Gonzalez, Jeza Z. BS Psych 2,09322112474, jeza_nba08@yahoo.com
14. Torrejos, Jesa Marie BS Psyc2 09239713174 fink_mint@yahoo.com
15.Cajegas, Eliza Imee L. BsPsyc2 09225398863 lei_purplestar@yahoo.com
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[Yu-jin]

wala pa si sir?..wat tym xa mag online?

Wala pa. intawn. Prepare yourselves tomorrow =)

Pero since we are waiting? Have you guys noticed the flow of the questioning? I don't know about you guys but sometimes I feel that some of the questions are extend~ly related to our focus on Chapter Five.

[Eliza Imee Cajegas]

Quote:
Originally Posted by regnauld
Next quesion is: Do you believe that man came from apes? Why and why not?

Defend your position! Good for 30 points!

Sorry this is so late. . Had to log out early last night. . Hope this still gets credited. . Evening y'all!

Chromosome and DNA testing has revealed that we are almost identical to chimpanzees. The genus to which we are classified does not make us the same species; it classifies us as different species that are similar. There is about a four percent difference between us, and that four percent is actually more complex than you would think.

The evolutionary changes to humans were also more complex. We used our hands for domestic needs and can see predators by being an upright species. We also learned to make primitive tools. The difference is the four percent. Humans have evolved through culture, beliefs and behaviors. The earliest humans classified as Homo sapiens, not Neanderthal, learned survival skills. These skills were changed over time through cultural changes, not genetic ones. Each generation improved the quality of life and skills by passing on information learned over time. Our brains were improved by the development of regions that were unused previously. We learned from trial and error to make structures, establish communities, trade between different cultures and advanced through the centuries up to the technological age we enjoy today. The four percent difference created inventions and education that continues to evolve.

We are primates, but did we evolve from apes, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans? I think not. We are classified as different species that are similar, not the evolution of one species to a new and improved being. If we were, why are there still gorillas, apes, chimpanzees and orangutans? If we had evolved from them, why didn't the rest of them evolve over time? Surely they would have advanced in intelligence and improvement of communities as we have. Four percent in this case is a lot bigger number than it seems.

Source: Did man really evolve from apes?

Now for my take on the topic. . It's not only biological and evolutionary diffrences (as mentioned above) that makes me say NO to this question but also the doctrine taught to me by religion. But this does not mean that I totally reject the theory of evolution. I believe that God worked through evolution but I do not believe that humans came from apes. Simply put: Humans and apes are realated and might have evolved from a common ancestor but humans did not evolve from apes. At least that's what I believe. . Hehe. .

[jiet_rica]

Wala pa. intawn. Prepare yourselves tomorrow =)

Pero since we are waiting? Have you guys noticed the flow of the questioning? I don't know about you guys but sometimes I feel that some of the questions are extend~ly related to our focus on Chapter Five.

.hmm.i kinda agree..

.the last question sir posted I think is a trivia question of the central meaning of the song "Lucy ..." by beatles... But the last task is for us to view the film (15pts once done)and make a reaction(another 15pts).

[Eliza Imee Cajegas]

Wala pa. intawn. Prepare yourselves tomorrow =)

Pero since we are waiting? Have you guys noticed the flow of the questioning? I don't know about you guys but sometimes I feel that some of the questions are extend~ly related to our focus on Chapter Five.

Unsai naa ugma? Worried bitaw ko. . DAGHAN KAA.u ug wala pa na check.an n answers nku. . Tsk. . Ma.au mu kai daghan namu points. . Dili sad ko tagdun f mu.remind ku. . Hahai. .

[Eliza Imee Cajegas]

Next quesion is: Do you believe that man came from apes? Why and why not?

Defend your position! Good for 30 points!

Sorry this is so late. . Had to log out early last night. . Hope this still gets credited. . Evening y'all!

Chromosome and DNA testing has revealed that we are almost identical to chimpanzees. The genus to which we are classified does not make us the same species; it classifies us as different species that are similar. There is about a four percent difference between us, and that four percent is actually more complex than you would think.

The evolutionary changes to humans were also more complex. We used our hands for domestic needs and can see predators by being an upright species. We also learned to make primitive tools. The difference is the four percent. Humans have evolved through culture, beliefs and behaviors. The earliest humans classified as Homo sapiens, not Neanderthal, learned survival skills. These skills were changed over time through cultural changes, not genetic ones. Each generation improved the quality of life and skills by passing on information learned over time. Our brains were improved by the development of regions that were unused previously. We learned from trial and error to make structures, establish communities, trade between different cultures and advanced through the centuries up to the technological age we enjoy today. The four percent difference created inventions and education that continues to evolve.

We are primates, but did we evolve from apes, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans? I think not. We are classified as different species that are similar, not the evolution of one species to a new and improved being. If we were, why are there still gorillas, apes, chimpanzees and orangutans? If we had evolved from them, why didn't the rest of them evolve over time? Surely they would have advanced in intelligence and improvement of communities as we have. Four percent in this case is a lot bigger number than it seems.

Source: Did man really evolve from apes?

Now for my take on the topic. . It's not only biological and evolutionary diffrences (as mentioned above) that makes me say NO to this question but also the doctrine taught to me by religion. But this does not mean that I totally reject the theory of evolution. I believe that God worked through evolution but I do not believe that humans came from apes. Simply put: Humans and apes are realated and might have evolved from a common ancestor but humans did not evolve fro apes. At least that's what I believe. . Hehe. .
(NAG.REPOST KU KAI WALA PANI CHECK.I)

[Eliza Imee Cajegas]

This is the next question: what is the purpose of the brain according to evoutionary psychoogy?

good or 10 p0ints!

Late again. . But hope it still counts. . Hehe. .

The key idea in evolutionary psychology is that the human brain should be seen as a vast set of specialized units or “modules” adapted to the problems that our hunter-gatherer ancestors encountered in their environment (see sidebars).

In other words, instead of regarding the human brain as a machine that can learn anything, evolutionary psychologists see it more like a Swiss Army knife: a collection of various tools, each of which performs a specific function.
Naturally, evolutionary psychologists do recognize that all individuals develop their own personal preferences and abilities in the course of their lives. But according to evolutionary psychology, behind these personal attributes lie certain universal attitudes that are found in all cultures. This “human nature” is the result of the long process of hominization that has led to human beings as we now know them.

http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/d/d_..._05_p_her.html


In a recent presentation of evolutionary psychology's theoretical tenets Tooby and Cosmides provide the following list (2005):

1. The brain is a computer designed by natural selection to extract information from the environment.
2. Individual human behavior is generated by this evolved computer in response to information it extracts from the environment. Understanding behavior requires articulating the cognitive programs that generate the behavior.
3. The cognitive programs of the human brain are adaptations. They exist because they produced behavior in our ancestors that enabled them to survive and reproduce.
4. The cognitive programs of the human brain may not be adaptive now; they were adaptive in ancestral environments.
5. Natural selection ensures that the brain is composed of many different special purpose programs and not a domain general architecture.
6. Describing the evolved computational architecture of our brains “allows a systematic understanding of cultural and social phenomena”

Source; Evolutionary Psychology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)