Course description

Quota of 20. Enrolment for 2018 will open on 15th February at 2pm. Enrolment will close once quota has been reached. 2018 Topics. Semester 1: Evolutionary Psychology and Human Mating. This course will look at the variation and universalities in human mating behaviour, including sex differences, and will discuss the how our behaviour is a product of the interaction between genetic and cultural influences. Semester 2: Topic 1 - Contemporary Cognitive Psychology. This course will consider a range of topics in contemporary cognitive psychology with a particular focus on the role of mathematical modeling in theory development. This seminar series will be set up as a series of discussions and debates on contested research areas. Topic 2: Evolution by sexual selection favours ornaments for attracting mates as well as status signals and weaponry for competition with members of the same sex. This topic will cover the fundamental theories of sexual selection and their consequences to shaping morphology and behaviour among mammals, nonhuman primates and humans.

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