Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

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