The course will provide an introduction to evolution, evolutionary explanations of behaviour and evolutionary psychology.
The
theory and mechanisms of evolution, the fundamentals of modern
evolutionary psychology, and the application of evolutionary
psychological thinking in various sub-disciplines in psychology will be
discussed. The lectures will cover topics such as mechanisms of
evolution and natural selection, sexual selection and mate choice, the
evolution of social behaviour, language and cognition, Darwinian medicine
and the use and misuse of evolutionary explanations in society and
public discourse.
- Teacher: Nils Sandman
- Teacher: Katja Valli