Explain Darwin's Theory of Sexual Selection

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Essay

Explain Darwin's theory of sexual selection.What are the two mechanisms that cause sexual selection? Give examples of each.How can sexual selection lead to pressure to change a trait in one direction while natural selection is pressuring the trait to change in the opposite direction?

Understand the mechanisms underlying learning and memory at the neurological level.

Understand the basic concepts and distinctions between different types of memory, such as sensory, short-term, long-term, explicit, and implicit.

Comprehend the processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval, including factors that influence these processes.

Identify and describe the effects of interference (proactive and retroactive) and amnesia (anterograde and retrograde) on memory.

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