Examples Of Evolutionary Psychology

Evolutionary psychology is defined “the branch of psychology that studies the ways in which adaptation and natural selection are connected with mental processes and behavior.” (Rathus, 2013) Natural selection is important because it is the ability to allow species to adapt to the current environment in order to survive and reproduce. Evolutionary psychologists study how adaption and natural selection connect with behavior and mental processes. In other words, they study changes in human changes and behavior over the years to understand how they better adapted to their life. These changes can include behaviors such as social behavior, memory, and mental behavior. According to Buss (2012), an example of evolutionary psychology can be that the “status within one’s group is important in all cultures for achieving reproductive success, because higher status makes someone more attractive to mates”. When researching, psychologists hope to find how one’s behavior and mental process connects to the way that they adapt to their current environment in order to survive. Simple evolution is the study of an …show more content…
One example is the way that people look at the military. Over the years, the way that people see the military has changed. Being in the military, people just assume that I never have any free time and that I spend all my time in a war zone. This is because kids in my generation have access to more electronic devices than those in the past and believe a lot that they see in movies and read on the internet. Another example is fears and phobias. Having a fear of spiders and snakes makes the way that I adapt a little harder. Having the fear that I have, adapting to a place that has many different species of snakes and spider is harder. I wouldn’t be able to adapt to a place such as Australia or a place with forests because my mind would always be paranoid and nervous to see something that I am afraid