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Question: Are past adaptive problems symbolised through modern world phenomena?
Answer: This essay will discuss the proposal by Cosmides and Tooby (1997) that “the mind is a set of information-processing machines that were designed by natural selection to solve adaptive problems faced by our hunter-gatherer ancestors” To aid this discussion the following psychological phenomena will be referred to; phobias, emotions and pregnancy sickness. These phenomena were chosen as they encompass a wide range of characteristics including; psychological health, sensations and behaviour. Therefore this should facilitate a comprehensive discussion of Comides and Tooby’s proposal. Three main questions will be addressed...(short extract)
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- Subject: Psychology
- Course: Developmental and Evolutionary Psy
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 66%
- Words: 2164
- Date submitted: February 05, 2009
- Date written: October, 2003
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2913
