An Introduction To Evolutionary Psychology

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The basics of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory of natural selection
Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology as an academic discipline and how it chronologically developed
Relevant other science paradigms as for example: sociobiology, genetics and institutionalized paradigms such as eugenics
An insight into elementary human behavior in the light of evolution and evolutionary psychology
Methodic evaluation and principles concerning Evolutionary Psychology
How evolutionary theoretical ideas are played out in real life and how we can understand those
Insight into the research in Evolutionary Psychology
Requirements
There's no experience required. The course is made very beginner-friendly and is oriented towards students, who are taking relevant academic classes on any beginner levels.
Description
My philosophy in regard to teaching psychology academia entails that you have to stand before you can walk.In this course, I've put a tremendous amount of energy and hours into trying to make complex evolutionary psychological phenomena understandable. Essentially, this course is for anyone who has a hobby, academic or extracurricular interest in Evolutionary Psychology, its history, and the precursors of Evolution and Evolutionary Psychology.Without going into too much detail you will learn the following, which will contribute to your understanding of Evolutionary Psychology:The historical overview of Charles Darwin's ideas, his theory of evolution through natural selection (and heritable variation and differential reproductive success), and insights into his workHow the "human mind" is conceptualized through evolutional theories, and how behavior and psychological aspects of human nature are understood and developedA brief introduction to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory of acquired inheritance and how it inspired DarwinKnowledge of the reproductive process of sexual and asexual species and the process of mutationsGregor Mendel's genetics, and how his ideas established an important part of modern Evolutionary PsychologyThe modern conceptualization of Evolutionary Psychology and how cognitive psychology influenced it in relation to the definition proposed by the Santa Barbara School (John Tooby and Leda Cosmides)Another historical overview of Francis Galton, the father of Psychometrics, and how he formed and institutionalized the Eugenics movement, which had severe ethical implications for the future of Evolutionary PsychologyMethodological and methodic considerations concerning Evolutionary Psychology as an academic disciplineEvaluations of Evolutionary Psychology and its future prospects in terms of considering critiques in an effort to counterargue the most common onesI'd like to thank you for showing interest in my course. I sincerely hope you'll consider buying it due to its elementary nature so that everyone can tag along on the journey into the landscape of Evolutionary Psychology.Enjoy.Christian
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Academic foundations
Section 2: Defining Evolutionary Psychology
Lecture 3 How do we define Evolutionary Psychology?
Section 3: The "becoming" of Evolutionary Psychology
Lecture 4 Important precursors
Lecture 5 Charles Darwin and Evolution
Lecture 6 Gregor Mendel's Genetics
Lecture 7 The "becoming" of Evolutionary Psychology part 1
Lecture 8 The "becoming" of Evolutionary Psychology part 2
Section 4: Modern Evolutionary Psychology
Lecture 9 Zooming in on modern Evolutionary Psychology
Lecture 10 Evaluation of Evolutionary Psychology as academia
Lecture 11 Common critiques of Evolutionary Psychology
Section 5: Extra material - Eugenics
Lecture 12 The Eugenics Movement
Psychology students,Academic students,Psychologists,High school students,Psychology class participants,Anyone who are interested in basic evolutionary psychology


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