PSYC 233 - Evolutionary Psychology

3 cr.

(Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in PSYC 110, AP or Transfer Credit)

An introduction to the field of evolutionary psychology: the scientific study of human nature dedicated to discovering and understanding the mental adaptations that evolved to solve ancestral survival and reproductive problems. Topics discussed include eating, habitat selection, marriage, casual sex, parenting, kinship, cooperation, aggression, warfare, and conflict between the sexes.