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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

HDV 370 - Evolution and Human Behavior


2017-2018 Catalog Year:

Review of the genetic, developmental, ecological, and adaptive correlates of behavior. Topics include the theory of natural selection,  comparative brain evolution, learning and language, aggression and violence, conflict within families and other groups, sexual selection, attraction, mating and reproduction, altruism, cooperation and the foundations of culture with emphasis on animal behavior and evolution as a model for understanding human development and behavior

Prerequisite: PSY 100 or HDV 101.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3