... RKS: The problem in a multidisciplinary subject such as evolutionary Psychology is that if the term 'behaviour' is used generally, we have no idea what a...
Anna, You raise some interesting points. Whether the brain stores information on the basis of shapes or mathematical formulas is not an area in which I have ...
Fluctuating asymmetry predicts human reactive aggression. Benderlioglu Z, Sciulli PW, Nelson RJ. Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus,...
In species where the females sexually select and the males are selected, a smaller proportion of males than females successfully reproduce, and those that do...
... I would say it is a dominance issue. In this entire thread on definitions of behavior and actions, I didn't see much recounting of the history of power...
Robert, I think in some way that you are re-inventing the wheel with your three phases of instinctual behavior (initiation, execution and consummation). Half a...
(Apologies if the following is old hat -- I'm just an interested amateur.) For any given species, consider the ratio R = F/M, where F is the proportion of...
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Mark Flinn
FlinnM@...
Sep 1, 2004 8:35 pm
For those interested in thorough and state of the art discussions of the concepts of "instinct" and "behavior" I recommend: West-Eberhard, MJ (2003)....
Due to unforseen circumstances, the New England Institute conference on "Language, Cognitive Science and Evolutionary Psychology" scheduled for October 22-23...
... We of course expected it. But those defending the self-regarding actor model (mostly economists and biologists) do everything in the power to avoid...
Robert Karl Stonjek wrote: The very reason why we play games is that real life is specifically excluded and we find pleasure in things that are normally...
Familiar faces seem more friendly The volunteer's face (left) was combined with a subject's face (centre) to produce a composite with similar features (right) ...
... This is just completely wrong. Subjects come to experimental situations to make money. It isn't a fantasy that they play for fun. The term "game" means...
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Joao Sousa
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Sep 1, 2004 9:43 pm
Human societies are an anomaly in the animal world. Ours are based on a detailed division of labor and cooperation between genetically unrelated individuals in...
... Yes, exactly. ... Aggression is a normal human behavior. Identifying with pathological aggression (killing of other humans) is not reasonable. Humans have...
Robert, I think in some way that you are re-inventing the wheel with your three phases of instinctual behavior (initiation, execution and consummation). Half a...
Robert Karl Stonjek wrote: The very reason why we play games is that real life is specifically excluded and we find pleasure in things that are normally...
Developmental Plasticity and Evolution by Mary Jane West-Eberhard Product Details a.. Paperback: 794 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 9.75 x 1.50 x 7.00 b.....
... Because it has never existed, as far as I know, and I have not seen a plausible model simulating this result. It may be possible, as suggested by many sci...
... Since F is the proportion of females who do NOT reproduce, say F = 1%. Likewise M might be 99% (one in a hundred DO reproduce, say). Then R = 0.01. I think...
Robert, Your three phases (initiation, execution and termination) of behavior would and could apply to the ethological concepts of both appetitive and...
In another thread "Large breasts and narrow waists indicate high reproductive potential in women" I brought up olfactory conditioning of the visual response...
... -- Yes, you are quite right, but that does not affect my point. The greater the difference between the sexes, the more lop-sided the ratio, i.e. the ...
Robert, Your three phases (initiation, execution and termination) of behavior would and could apply to the ethological concepts of both appetitive and...
Agents that want and like: motivational and emotional roots of cognition and action. A symposium of the AISB'05 Convention University of Hertfordshire,...
Robert, What you say makes a lot of sense especially in terms of culturally transmitted behavior and is perhaps an interdisciplinary bridge. One can be in the...
Jeremy, Thank you and everyone else for your answers. Most of the time if your cat or dog has puppies, they are gone by the time they are 6 to 8 weeks old...
MEN FROM EARLY MIDDLE AGES WERE NEARLY AS TALL AS MODERN PEOPLE Northern European men living during the early Middle Ages were nearly as tall as their...
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Mark Flinn
FlinnM@...
Sep 2, 2004 9:22 pm
A good summary of how natural selection works on the allocation of parental effort to males and femeles (sons and daughters), including the effects of mating...
... You left something out: ...Watson was a a brilliant polemicist, and for him at least behaviorism was a revolt. But against what? Against the former...
