ASSIGNMENT Details/Instructions:
This Chapter covers topics that we will be going over again in more detail in future chapters. However, the first point below should be something you really understand from the reading.
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What is an evolved psychological mechanism
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Explain how the journal articles for this week reflect the reading/lecture of Chapter two.
Readings:
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Chapter 2, The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology.pdf, and the two pdf articles I uploaded,
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Miller et al. 2007; Ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by lap dancers: economic evidence for human estrus?
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Haselton et al. 2007, Ovulatory shifts in human female ornamentation: Near ovulation, women dress to impress.
Think of this while writing your discussion boards DO NOT DIRECTLY ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, THEY SHOULD FORMULATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAPERS.
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What is the research question or problem?
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What were the groups being compared?
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What were the study methods?
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Independent (predictor) variables?
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Dependent (outcome) variables?
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Results/findings?
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Implications/conclusions/significance of study?
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How did the findings from this study inform your understanding of the weeks reading? THIS is how you should answer your discussion board posts based on the reading.