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Course Description
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Course Name
Evolutionary Psychology
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Host University
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Area of Study
Psychology
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits4
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units3
Hours & Credits
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Overview
COURSE OBJECTIVE
The course will introduce students to the main concepts, theories and studies in the growing discipline of Evolutionary Psychology. The goal is to give students insight into topics central in Psychology from an Evolutionary point of view. Central in this course is whether certain behaviors could be the results of an evolved adaptation to solve problems that our ancestors faced. Possible costs and benefits of these suspected adaptations will then be discussed.During the course we will provide some insights into the following questions:
- Why do we have such big brains?
- Why do men want to have sex sooner than women?
- Why do we help others?
- Why do we make war?
COURSE CONTENT
This course shows students how to explain human behavior from an evolutionary perspective. During the course we will use this perspective to explain sexuality, cooperation, parenting, aggression, and cognition. The course consists of lectures and students will also do several assignments to practice evolutionary theorizing.TEACHING METHODS
Lectures and assignments.TYPE OF ASSESSMENT
Exam with 60 multiple choice questions (80% of grade) and two open-ended questions (20% of grade). The assignments may also count for a small percentage of the final grade.
Course Disclaimer
Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences