Our Lives Matter S1E14:  The Five Mental Traits of Evolutionary Psychology

Episode 14 February 29, 2024 00:24:17
Our Lives Matter S1E14:  The Five Mental Traits of Evolutionary Psychology
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Our Lives Matter S1E14:  The Five Mental Traits of Evolutionary Psychology

Feb 29 2024 | 00:24:17

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Show Notes

Intelligence, for any animal species, starts with brains doing five basic things.  All of animal behavior is the results of the interaction of those five mental functions.   Everything people think, feel, and do begins with the same five mental functions.  The next step in understanding human psychology is to look at how our instincts for survival and reproduction, and our memories, our imaginations, and communication with other people affect our thoughts, feelings, and decisions.  x ACT I Scene 1 [106 bpm] What does biology show us about psychology?   At the level of molecular biology, genes are molecules that…

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