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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2009
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MLSC 524 001 (CRN: 14873)
EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
Long Title: EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
Department: School of Continuing Studies
Instructor: Schneider, David J.
Meeting: 6:15PM - 9:30PM W (9-SEP-2009 - 23-NOV-2009)
Part of Term: MLS Fall Session
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 20Department Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 7
Enrollment data as of: 19-MAY-2024 12:20AM
Description: Darwin's theory of evolution has influenced psychologists and other social scientists for the past 150 years, often in crude and not always useful or acceptable ways. Major developments in evolutionary biology over the past half century, have opened opportunities for more sophisticated applications to psychology. One of the fastest growing and most controversial areas of modern psychology, evolutionary psychology seeks to explain fundamental issues such as sex differences, proclivities toward violence, cooperation, trust and competition in social groups, the ways and whys of human cognition, as well as the existence of art, music, literature, and religion. This course will explore these topics and more, and we will examine arguments both for and against this controversial perspective on human behavior.