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Archived Version 2023 - 2024
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Description To understand similarities and differences and the continuity of behaviour within and between species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Understand, describe and explain the major theories, approaches and perspectives of comparative and evolutionary psychology to behaviour 2. Understand, describe and explain the approach of the new interdisciplinary approach of comparative evolutionary psychology to behaviour 3. Describe the principles of evolutionary theory 4. Understand and describe the evolution of central cognitive processes ins humans. 5. Describe how genes contribute to behaviour through evolution, and how early learning and social learning has influenced behaviour. 6. Understand and explain how reproductive and social behaviour has evolved in animals and humans. 7. Understand how culture has evolved and interacts with biological evolution. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities Principles of Evolutionary Theory: Biological Evolution; Origin and Evolution of Animals; Evolution and DevelopmentSocial Evolution: Reproductive and Social Behaviour; Brain, Behaviour and Evolution of Homo SapiensDevelopment of Behaviour: Genes and Behaviour; Early Learning and Behaviour; Early Social Learning and BehaviourMajor theories of culture and evolution. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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