1. Chapter 1: An Introduction
Learning to Change
Chapter 1: An Introduction

2. Individual Variation
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3. Mutations as individual variations
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4. Genetic mutations
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5. Individual Variation allows for Natural Selection
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6. Change…and How Natural Selection is Related
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7. The History of the Study of Natural Selection
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8. Some Outcomes of Natural Selection
Variations in behavior and the process of natural selection produce partly innate adaptive behaviors that include…
Reflexes
Modal action patterns (MAP)
General behavior traits
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9. What are Reflexes?
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10. Examples of Reflexes
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11. Sensitization
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12. What are Modal Action Patterns (MAP)?
AKA: Fixed action patterns AKA: Species-specific behavior AKA: Species-typical behavior AKA: Instincts
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13. Examples of Modal Action Patterns
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14. What are General Behavior Traits?
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15. Examples of General Behavior Traits
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16. The Limits of Natural Selection
Through reflexes, MAPs, and general behavior traits, natural selection allows for widespread changes in species. However, the power of natural selection is limited…
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17. What’s an Individual to do?
Learning is a form of evolved modifiability that allows for changes in behavior based on individual experiences.
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18. Nature Vs. Nurture Rears it’s Head Again…
Do people behave a certain way because they are born that way or because their experiences have taught them to behave as such?
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