evolution, natrual selection & aggression

Question 1

what is evolution?

Answer 1

impact of how inherited characteristics change throughout generations using natrual selection

Question 2

what is aggression an innate response to?

Answer 2

passed on from generations to ensure reproductive sucsess

Question 3

what is survival of the fittest?

Answer 3

those who are best suited to the envrionment will have the best changes of carrying on their genes, stongest with showing highet levels of physical aggression will survive

Question 4

what could aggression be an evolved solution to?

Answer 4

adaptive problems in the environment so individuals act aggressively to protect themselves

Question 5

what has aggression evolved to do?

Answer 5

increase status against competition, make aggressor more attractive to mate

Question 6

as the brain has evolved the pre frontal cortex is more complex why?

Answer 6

deal with complex society, have ability to switch on & off aggression to aid our survival & demonstarte other types of aggression instead, such as social

Question 7

what does sexual selection explains?

Answer 7

some characteristics that might appear disadvantageous actually confer survival advantage, attract potential matess

Question 9

what is guarding your partner?

Answer 9

mate retention aggresive behaviours men use to retain their partners & prevent them from straying

Question 10

what is guarding your offspring?

Answer 10

direct aggressive acts to those who threaten there offspring

Question 11

how does it explain gender differences and why?

Answer 11

• explains why men are more aggressive
• females more cooperative increase survival helps protect offspring
• men better hunters

Question 12

why are evolutionary explanation is uncertain?

Answer 12

impossible to test evolution directly, most research is correlational

Question 13

what is a weakness of the theory?

Answer 13

doesn’t explain cultrual differences

Question 14

what does it apply to?

Answer 14

reproductive behaviours and characteristics most commonly looked for when choosing a partner