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Psychology
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Robert Gachon
What is Psychology?
What is Psychology?
Evolutionisthebestscientific
theorythatexplainshowwegot
here.
WhyDoesitMatterHowWe
GotHere?
Mostpsychologistsdontaskabouthowwegot
here.Theyonlystudyhowthingsworknowthat
wearehere.
Knowinghowwegotherehelpsusunderstandwhy
weworkthewaywedo.
Evolutioniscrucialforunderstandingpsychology!
PsychologywithoutEvolution
TheStandardSocialScienceModel
(SSSM)
Mostpsychologistsagreethatbodilyorgans
evolvedtoserveafunction.
However,manyofthemalsobelievethatthe
mind/brainandbehaviordidnotevolvetoserve
afunction.
Theybelievethatourbrainsandbehavior
transcendbiology!
WhatisPsychologyLikewithout
Evolution?
1.Socialscientistsdonttendtoaskquestionslike,
Howdidwegethere?
Withoutthisquestionwehavenocomplete
theoryofhumanpsychology
WhatisPsychologyLikewithout
Evolution?
2. CanonlyaskHOWquestionsnotWHY
questions.
Nowaytostudywhatthemindisfor,orwhatitis
designedtodo.
Canonlystudyhowthemindworks.
WhatisPsychologyLikewithout
Evolution?
3.Traditionalpsychologyhastoworkthroughtrial
anderrortodiscoverthemindsoperatingprinciples
Nooverarchingtheorythatguidesinquiryabout
minddesign
Trialanderrorapproachcanleadtobindalleys
SCIENTIFIC
BLINDALLEY
WhatisPsychologyLikewithout
Evolution?
4.AnartificiallineisdrawnbetweentheSocialandthe
Naturalsciences.
Ourbiologymakeseverythingwedopossible
includingsocialinteractionsandlearning
Allofscienceisacoherententerprisecant
havecontradictionsacrossfields
Wearenotaboveourbiologicalnature!
WhatisPsychologyLikewithout
Evolution?
5.Itassumesthathumansbornasablankslate.
Alllivingthingsarebornwithimportant
preparationsforliving
Justbecauseatraitisnotpresentatbirthdoes
notmeanthatitisacquiredthroughexperience
(ie.Puberty)processofMaturation
WhatisPsychologyLikew/oEvolution?
6.Itassumesthatdifferencesamongpeoplearise
primarilyfromdifferentexperiencesandcultures.
Genesalsocontributetodifferencesbetween
individuals
Experiencehastoactonsomethingabiological
organism
Genesandenvironmentalwaysworkingtogether
tomoldanindividual
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