The human psychology is strange and weird, but it is more that we misread these psychological phenomena and simply label them as "alternative" in order to confess to our children and grandchildren .
In fact, after millions of years of evolution, human beings have gradually precipitated many instinctive behaviors in the natural environment of natural selection, and they have been passed on to future generations along with their genes. Many of our cognitive habits labeled as "alternative" are our prejudices. They are the genetic memory left to us by our ancestors during the evolutionary process.
Evolutionary psychology is the study of these alternative worlds that are branded by our prejudices. After I finished reading the book "Evolutionary Psychology" (Fourth Edition) by David Bass, it caused me a brain shock, which was strong and shocking. It subverted many cognitions about this world, an alternative world. Then stood in front of us completely.
1. Humans are nothing but intelligent machines created by the Creator
is nothing but a very interesting evolutionary view of intelligent machines That's it!
Our ancestors evolved unique physiological adaptors in the ancient hunting-gathering era. These adaptors allowed our ancestors to select those that can enhance the survival and reproduction of human beings through repeated situations in evolution. The mental design of abilities, and passed on to offspring.
These mental designs constitute the modules of intelligent machines such as humans, and human psychology is the product of these evolutionary adaptations.
is specifically embodied in,Human psychology is modular. These modules, as specialized computer systems, only focus on information related to their special processing capabilities.
A module can only process specialized information adapted to specific functions. Human psychology is assembled from these cognitive modules, and each psychology has a specific function.
You don’t need to worry about the following questions, because they reflect that this smart machine is working.
(1) Do you like sweets? Don't worry about this, sweets come from the temptation of human genes.
Humans prefer sweets, which is a psychological mechanism to solve food problems. Because sweets contain high calories, high-calorie foods are very important to ancestors and can solve the problem of food shortage.
(2) You don't have to worry about nausea, this is because your body is helping you avoid diseases.
Through a long history, human psychology has evolved a kind of aversion mechanism, which will produce reflexive rejection of certain foods, and filter out foods that are not suitable for consumption.
(3) "I was bitten by a snake once, and I was afraid of straw ropes for ten years." This turned out to be true. But don't worry, everyone has this kind of fear.
In the ancient environment, humans would often encounter dangerous animals such as snakes, venomous spiders, and beasts. At this time, they must be able to react quickly. After historical evolution, they will be afraid of these dangerous animals .
This kind of fear is like a switch. Press the button and ancient humans will enter a state of emergency and take different measures to deal with it. Although it is difficult for modern society to encounter dangerous animals such as snakes, the fear of snakes has been inherited.
2. It is not the fault of men
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This is the natural law of human reproduction, so men and women should be married.
However, in the world of evolutionary psychology, the value of marriage is used to identify the parent-child relationship!
In the ancient ancestors, the concealment of female ovulation made it difficult for men to determine the parent-child relationship between themselves and their offspring, and marriage was a solution.
Marriage parties have established an open bond, which clearly shows to others who is whose spouse, and at the same time gives men the opportunity to learn more about their spouse’s personality, making it difficult for her to conceal her betrayal.
In the following marriage relationship, the behavior of the "scum man" we hate will become the first driving force for the progress of human civilization!
(1) It is natural for men to be bothered.
In the long evolution of men, facing huge reproductive pressures, they have formed a unique preference for mate selection, that is, a preference for young, beautiful, and loyal women.
This kind of psychological mechanism is related to reproduction, which determines whether human genes can be passed down and become the driving force of human evolution.
In order to pass on as many genes as possible, as long as there is a chance,Men want to have relationships with as many different women as possible.
(2) Old couples and young wives are not at fault with men.
In order to solve the problem of reproduction, women have evolved a psychological mechanism that prefers rich, powerful, and older men.
This is because in the process of evolution and development, the main adaptability problem faced by women is to choose a reliable man who is willing to spend a lifetime together, otherwise it will be difficult to leave offspring without material help and personal protection.
(3) Love between men and women is eternal human nature.
Men have an affair, mainly because men can get direct reproductive benefits from it, which can satisfy their sexual fantasies.
And women have an affair, mainly because they can get more resources, or are dissatisfied with their existing spouses, so as to expel, replace or reserve spouses, and also practice the skills of attracting spouses and retaliation as a deterrent and many more.
3. Suicide is a kind of altruistic behavior
In the world of evolutionary psychology, suicide is beneficial to the survival of race!
In ancient times, when the ability of individuals to realize their own values declined sharply, suicidal behavior was very likely to occur.
These indicators of loss of value include: premonition of poor health, chronic illness, stigma or failure, and feeling that you have become a burden to your family.
In this case, if the individual wants to pass on the gene, the better way is to allow relatives to have more opportunities for reproduction. In this sense, suicidal behavior is an extreme form of altruism!
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