PSY 292:  Exploring EP Yourself.  Choose an article that reports the collection of data related to an area of EP that you are interested in.  Read the article and then answer the following questions in a typed 2 page response.

Provide the APA style citation for this article.  Include a copy of the article.

State the purpose of this study in your own words.

How does this study address adaptive value and evolutionary history?  How does it relate to evolutionary theory by natural selection or to one of the mid-level evolutionary theories?  Be specific.

Does the study use a “top-down” or “bottom-up” approach?  See p. 47.

What method(s) was used to test the evolutionary hypotheses? See p. 59.  Generally describe the methods used.

What type(s) of data was collected? See p. 59.  Be specific.

What were the general findings, in your own words?

What was a strength of the study?  Why do you think so?   Be specific.

What was a weakness of the study?  Why do you think so?  Be specific.

What other comments do you have about the article?