- Environment regulates learning and integrates behavior
- A dominant idea till the late 20th century
What assimilates my behavior ?
Human behavior is the result of learning
Evolution and Natural Selection
– Charles Darwin (1859)
- All living beings evolved from earlier species
- Survival of the fittest – natural selection
Continued...
Evolution and Natural Selection
- Best adapted to living conditions to survive
- Individuals vary from each other
- Some variations due to inheritability
Genetic Science
- Gregor Mendel (1865)
- Inheritance in Plants
- Significant progress in the 20th century
- Cells are the basic building blocks of all living beings
Continued...
Genetic Science
- Cell houses deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- Each person's DNA is unique
- Genes, part of DNA, are the basic unit of inheritances
Combined ideas of Natural Selection and Genetic Science
- A fresh perspective on human behavior
- Evolution of physical and psychological characteristics
Continued...
Combined ideas of Natural Selection and Genetic Science
- Human evolution history older than 6 million years
- A profound background of hunters and gatherers
Continued...
Combined ideas of Natural Selection and Genetic Science
- Settled human life history roughly 10,000 years old
- No significant change in nature during settled life
