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LS 15 FINAL PHELAN UCLA QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
Why ois othe orate oand odirection oof ochange omore oimportant othan oabsolute olevels
ohow odoes othis orelate oto o- o✔✔50% oof oall osuicides oin oprison ohappen oin o1st o2
oweeks
Extreme odepression ocuz oit's oa obig ochange
If othey omake oit othru othings oimprove
Our ohappiness ois orelative oto oour obasic ofeelings
Why oare oemotions odesigned oto obe oless opermanent othan othey ofeel o- o✔✔Brain
ostates othat oalter oyour obehavior oin oways obeneficial oto oyour ogenes
Sitting obeing ohappy oal othe otime ois onot oconsistent ow oevolution
Motivate ou oto odo osomething oso ou ocan obe omotivated oagain oonce othey oreset
Describe o3 olines oof oevidence oto osupport othe oidea othat oemotions oare otools oused oto
omotivate oour obehavior o- o✔✔Ex: oguilt, ojealousy, odesire
Guilt omotivates oyou oto onot obe oselfish
Desire omotivates oyou oto oact oin oa ocertain oway oto oachieve oyour ogoals
Emotions olike oa olack oof ohappiness ocan omotivate oyou oto otake odrugs
Sexual ojealousy: oif ou oare oscared oof osomeone ocheating oon oyou, oyou oare ogoing oto
ostep oup oyour ogame
Using oan oexample odescribe othe ointerplay obetween oculture oand obiology o-
o✔✔Culture ois olearning othings oits otech, oeducation, oetc
Ex: oall oof ous ohave obeen oreproductively omature ofor oa owhile onow, oand overy ofew oof
ous ohave ochildren. oBio osets ous oup oto obe oreproductively omature oat oage o13.
Ex: oppl ostart ohaving osex oat oage o16 obut obirth ocontrol oprevents othem ofrom ohaving
okids
You oare onudged oin ocertain oplaces obut oculture odecides ohow oyou oact oon othese
ourges
What ois othe ofundamental oreproductive oequation owhat odoes oit oreveal oabout oculture
oand obiology o- o✔✔Sex o= opregnancy o= obabies o= omaternal ochild ocare o= oloss oof
ofemale oeconomic oopportunity o= oloss oof ofemale opolitical opower
It's ohard oto ofight obiological ourges
Sex odoes onot ohave oto oequal opregnancy o-> orubber
Pregnancy odoes onot ohave oto oequal obabies o-> osurgery
Babies odo onot ohave oto oequal omaternal ochild ocare o-> orubber onipples
Maternal ochildcare odoes onot ohave oto oequal oloss oof ofemale oeconomic oopportunity o-
> odaycare
, Loss oof ofemale oeconomic oopportunity odoes onot ohave oto oequal oloss oof ofemale
opolitical opower o->
The ocultural oidea othat othe operson oin opower odoesn't oneed oto ohave othe omost
omoney obasically odemocracy
There oare ocertain obiological oconstraints oon ohow owe or obuilt othat ounchecked ocan
olead oto oundesirable ooutcomes
Culture ocan oblock oevery ostep oof othe ofundamental oreproductive oequation
The oinvention oof ovulcanized orubber ocan ostop othat oequation oat o3 odif oplaces
Bio ois onot oan oexcuse
Using o2 oexamples oexplain owhat oconstrained olearning ois oand ohow oit oilluminates
oculture obiology o- o✔✔Ex:
It ois oeasier oto ograsp oa olanguage oat oa oyounger oage ocompared oto olearning oa
olanguage oat oage o20 obecause oit ois oa obiological oconstraint.
Rats ocould olearn oto oassociate ocertain ostimuli oand ophysical oconditions obut ocouldn't
olearn oto oassociate oothers
Associate onausea oand oweird otaste
Associate olight+noise ow oelectric oshock
But ocould onever olearn oto onot odrink owater
Monkeys ocould onot olearn oto obe oscared oof oflowers, obut othey owere oquick oto olearn
oto ofear osnakes
You ocan oknow ohow oto omax ocardiovascular ofitness obut oit owon't owork othe osame ofor
oeveryone
Humans oare oquick oto oassociate obad ofood owith osickness orather othan othe oactual
obacteria othat ocould ohave ocaused othe osickness othru oother oways
What ois othe oEEA? oWhy ois oit oimportant ofor ous oto obe oaware oof oit? o- o✔✔The
oenvironment oof oevolutionary oadaptation
A omismatch obetween oEEA oand othe ocurrent oenvironment owhen ooutcomes oof oNS
oarent oappropriate oanymore
Male ogeese oprotect othe oeggs othat oroll oof ofrom oa onest ooften obringing oin ounwanted
oitems othat oresemble othe oshape oof oan oegg
Our oinstincts odrive ous oto oeat omore ofood othan onecessary
Our oinstincts odon't odrive ous oto oconstantly oexercise ocuz oback oin othe ohunter-
gatherer oworld oit owould obe oa obetter oidea oto opreserve oour oenergy
Teenagers owould ohave okids oin othe oEEA ocuz ohumans ohad oa oshorter olifespan oso
oevolution ofavored othose owho ogrew osexually omature ofaster. oBut oin otoday's
oenvironment, oit ois ofavorable oto oget oan oeducation oand ohave oa obaby oat oa olater
oage.
Why ois othe oEEA osometime odifferent ofrom oa opopulations ocurrent oenvironment o-
o✔✔Culture
Environments ocan ochange orapidly
Natural oSelection ois oslow
Bacteria oare omore olikely oto obe oin otheir oEEA ocuz othey ohave oa oshort ogeneration
otime, oso oNS ois oworking orelatively ofaster oto otheir ochanging oenvironment
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