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Dena Shuayto Psy. 190 Current Issues in Psychology, Spring 2004 Dr. Wagner Evolutionary Psychology Paper Evolutionary differences can be explained in the same terms as the principles of natural selection. However, rather than relying on physical features and characteristics that increase the likelihood of leaving genetic material to future generations (i.e. having grandchildren) evolutionary psychology stresses the importance of favorable psychological and behavioral traits. Like their physical counterparts, these socially malleable personality traits increase the likelihood of success in the ability to adapt to a changing environment and ultimately reproduce themselves in successive generations. These dominant genes have allowed ancestors to adapt to changes to life in social contexts much in the same way dominant and preferable physical traits ensured longevity in the past. As a classic "chicken and egg" argument, this "nature vs.nurture" debate fuels the incendiary disconnect between evolutionary explanations of behaviors and ones that rely on permutations...

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