Chapter Outline

GENETIC INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOUR
Chromosomes and Genes
Behavioural Genetics

ADAPTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT: THE ROLE OF LEARNING
How Do We Learn? The Search for Mechanisms
Why Do We Learn? The Search for FunctionsLearning, Culture and Evolution

BEHAVIOURAL GENETICS, INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY
Genes, Environment and Intelligence
Personality Development

GENE–ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
How the Environment Can Influence Gene Expression
How Genes Can Influence the Environment

GENETIC MANIPULATION AND CONTROL
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Thinking Critically about Genetic Screening

EVOLUTION AND BEHAVIOUR: INFLUENCES FROM THE DISTANT PAST
Evolution of Adaptive Mechanisms
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Natural Selection and Genetic Diseases
Evolution and Human Nature
RESEARCH CLOSE-UP: Sex Differences in the Ideal Mate: Evolution or Social Roles?
BENEATH THE SURFACE: How Not to Think about Evolutionary Theory