Antti Revonsuo
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
School of Bioscience
Evolutionary Psychology G1F
Course, Bachelor's (1st cycle),
7.5 credits,
KU334G
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How does biological evolution work and how can evolutionary thinking be applied to the study human mind and behavior?
The course includes both theoretical discussions and the presentation of empirical evidence concerning various topics within evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology. These topics include, for instance, evolutionary mechanisms, natural selection, the trajectory of human evolution, evolutionary psychology as a research paradigm, and the use of evolutionary psychological thinking in fields such as social psychology, cognitive psychology, and clinical psychology.