Evolutionary Psychology: Natural Selection and Mating Preferences

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Apply evolutionary principles to explain adaptive human behaviors, universal facial expressions, and mate selection patterns.

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Genetics, Evolution, and Consciousness

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-IL-SS

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Analyze how heredity, epigenetics, evolutionary pressures, and circadian cycles shape human psychology and behavior.

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SS.Psy.3.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Understand a variety of psychological perspectives and apply their concepts and theoretical ideas to the investigation of similarities and differences in behavior and mental processes.

SS.Psy.4.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Analyze how biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors and their interactions influence individuals’ behavior and mental processes.