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Lecturer(s)
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Duda Pavel, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Zrzavý Jan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Konečná Martina, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Biological approaches to human behavior (behaviorism, classical ethology, sociobiology) 2. Human behavioral ecology and evolutionary psychology 3. Hominoid social system, behavior and ecology 4. Human behavioral endocrinology 5. Sexual selection, attractiveness, and sexual behavior 6. Cooperation, reciprocity, kin selection 7.-8. Family, marriage and inheritance 9. Conflict and violence, life history, evolutionary demography 10. Origins and functions of language
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration, Experiment
- Class attendance
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 25 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with human behavior from an evolutionary-biological perspective. The course will provide an opportunity to compare different approaches to the study of human behavior and the psyche from the perspective of ethology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral endocrinology and evolutionary linguistics.
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the field examining human behavior and the psyche from an evolutionary-biological perspective.
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Prerequisites
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Recommended courses: Evolutionary Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
Written examination consisting of three questions, each evaluated separately on a scale of 1-4. The final average must be at least 3.
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Recommended literature
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Barrett, L., Dunbar, R., Lycett, J. Evoluční psychologie člověka, Portál, Praha, 2007.
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Diamond, J. Svět, který skončil včera: Co se můžeme naučit od tradičních společností?. Jan Melvil Publishing, 2014.
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Gray, Peter B.; Garcia, Justin R. Evolution and human sexual behavior. Cambridge, Massachusetts ; and London, England : Harvard University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-674-07273-2.
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Laland, K., Brown, G. Sense and Nonsense: Evolutionary perspectives on human behaviour. Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Sapolsky, R. M. Chování. Biologie člověka v dobrém i zlém. Praha: Dokořán, 2019.
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Zrzavý, Jan. Proč se lidé zabíjejí : evoluční okno do lidské duše. 2., přepracované vydání. V Praze : Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7553-221-3.
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