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Evolved Adaptations: Innate Fears, Food Preferences, and Survival Strategies
Identify universal human behavioral tendencies, including biological preparedness for phobias and sweet/fat taste preferences, as evolutionary adaptations.
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Behavioral Genetics, Psychoneuroimmunology, and Evolutionary Psychology
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Explain how hormones influence immune health, how genetic transmission and gene-environment interactions shape psychological traits, and how evolved adaptations guide human behavior.
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