Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

PSYC 613 - Evolutionary Psychology


Theoretical foundations and empirical support for evolutionary psychology, competing explanations and criticisms, including epistemological challenges and accurate and inaccurate representations of evolutionary psychology in the lay press. Specific topics include innate fears, human mating strategies, kinship, parenting, cooperation and aggression, social hierarchies, and the ramifications of ancient adaptations in the modern world.

Credits: 3