Assignment task:
As stated by Buss, "evolutionary psychologists have a wealth of other sources from which they can obtain data for testing a hypothesis." Well, today is your lucky day. You are an evolutionary psychologist. Form a hypothesis and describe how the use of human products supports your hypothesis - specifically social media. For instance, Buss states that fast foods that are high in fat, sugar, salt, and protein, sell well because they exploit our desires for these substances. Sugar is sweet. Research supports that humans prefer sweet tasting foods over sour foods because sweetness allowed us in the past to know what is ready to eat while sour helped us determine what is spoiled. Human creations reveal something about psychology. Well, its your chance to discuss the use of social media and how does it contribute to us evolving. Please use sources and cite.
Reference: Buss, D.M. (2019). Evolutionary psychology: The new science of the mind (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson/ Allyn & Bacon.