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A summarised overview of the introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology & Neurorehabilitation for 3rd/final year of a Psychology (BSC) Undergraduate Degree at Durham University, taken from Dr Alison Lane's lecture.
An overview/summary of the introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology & Neurorehabilitation.
Set 8 of 10 in Evolutionary Psychology Question answer cards covering evolutionary psychopathology, the evolution of mental illnesses

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Define the Mismatch hypothesis of evolutionary pathology - Mental health disorders were once adaptive: and so useful for survival, but not in modern times. 
Deficits in Schizophrenia - Deficits in: attention, working memory, language processing, motor, auditory-v...
Set 7 of 10 in Evolutionary Psychology Question answer cards covering same-sex aggression

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What 3 factors define ‘aggression’? - Intent, harm, and motivation to avoid 
What percentage of violent crime are committed by men in the US? - 89% (US Beuro of stats, 2006-200) 
Example of the challenge hypothesis in chimps Hint: Muller 2004 - Female chimps go into oestrus individually. When they do, ...
Set 5 of 10 in Evolutionary Psychology Question answer cards covering direct benefits in mate choice

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Benefits of mate choice: define direct and indirect - Direct = benefits to YOU and immediate RS Indirect = benefits to OFFSPRING and its survival 
Who defined ‘Resource Holding Potential’? - Elmen & Oring, 1977 
Considering anisogamy, which sex should do the ‘choosing’ in partner choice?...
Set 3 of 10 in Evolutionary Psychology Question answer cards covering Variation and Life History

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What is Life History Theory? - Organisms have a limited energy supply - LHT is the study of ​why organisms vary in their prioritisation of different goals in energy expenditure 
Example of k-selection - Humans and whales: small no. offspring, high parental care, long gestation, long lactation, larg...
Set 9 of 10 in Evolutionary Psychology Question answer cards covering brain size and language evolution

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Relating to brain size, what is allometric scaling? - The larger the body, the larger the brain
Give an example of chimp communication - Chimps have different calls for when different foods are available and calls differ depending on how many are around (Slocombe 2005)
Are intelligence (IQ), ...
Set 1 of 10 in Evolutionary Psychology 

Question answer cards covering forms of selection
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What is the unit of selection? - The gene 
Example of intersexual selection with extreme good controls (experimentally-induced traits) - BIRD TAIL LENGTH Widowbirds (Andersson, Nature, 1982) 
What are the 4 levels of explanation for behvaiour? (Tinbergen’s 4 ‘why’s) - PROXIMAL Proximal / mechanis...
Set 6 of 10 in Evolutionary Psychology Question answer cards covering indirect benefits in mate choice

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What is the Handicap Principle? - Zahavi, 1975: honest signals which are costly indicate good health 
From humans, does facial symmetry relate to health? - YES: facial symmetry and less hospital stays (Waynforth 1998), more health rated (Jones 2011) 
Why is yellow>blue skin preferred? - Sign...
Set 4 of 10 in Evolutionary Psychology Question answer cards covering Parental investment

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What is the Grandmother Hypothesis? - Hamilton 1966: Grandmothers live past menopause to aid their daughter’s reproductive success by caring for grandchildren
What are the 2 hormones vital to pair bonding? - Oxytocin and vasopressin 
Does ​Bateman's principle ​apply to human societies? (Brown, 2009) ...