Psychology A-Level
Evolution
What Evolution means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Evolution
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Explains behaviour through natural selection, where adaptive traits enhance survival and are passed to future generations.
Topics that use Evolution
- Approaches in Psychology (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Behaviourism
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Computer models
- Conditions of worth
- free will
- Id, ego and superego
- Internal mental processes
- mediational processes
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