What is temperament?  b) Explain how the study of temperament is useful in understanding the role of heredity on development.  c) Provide an example from class that illustrates how the environment may influence temperament.

What are the three main criticisms of the evolutionary explanation of human sexuality?

It’s been said that our female ancestors most often sent their genes into the future by pairing wisely, and our male ancestors by pairing widely. How does the evolutionary psychology perspective explain why these adaptive patterns are still seen in the behaviors and priorities of contemporary men and women who have more choices about when and whether they will have children?

What skills did you practice the most as a child – sports, music, cooking, video gaming? How do you think this affected your brain development? How will you continue to develop your brain with new learning and new skills?