Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the MindWhere did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary psychology is a revolutionary new science, a true synthesis of modern principles of psychology and evolutionary biology. Since the publication of the award-winning first edition of Evolutionary Psychology, there has been an explosion of research within the field. In this book, David M. Buss examines human behavior from an evolutionary perspective, providing students with the conceptual tools needed to study evolutionary psychology and apply them to empirical research on the human mind. This edition contains expanded coverage of cultural evolution, with a new section on culture–gene co-evolution, additional studies discussing interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals, expanded discussions of evolutionary hypotheses that have been empirically disconfirmed, and much more! Evolutionary Psychology features a wealth of student-friendly pedagogy including critical-thinking questions and case study boxes designed to show how to apply evolutionary psychology to real-life situations. It is an invaluable resource for undergraduates studying psychology, biology and anthropology. See "Support Material" below for new online resources, including PowerPoint slides and Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank. |
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For now, it is sufficient to note that partial forms can indeed offer adaptive advantages; partial wings, for example, can keep a bird warm and aid in mobility for catching prey or avoiding predators, even if they don't afford full ...
According to the theory of group selection, for example, an animal might limit its personal reproduction to keep the population low, thus avoiding the destruction of the food base on which the population relied.
... rats generally learned in a single trial never to eat that type of food—seemingly responsible for their illness—again. When Garcia paired the nausea with buzzers or light flashes, however, he could not train the rats to avoid them.
A belly button is not good for catching food, detecting predators, avoiding snakes, finding good habitats, or choosing mates. It does not seem to be directly or indirectly involved in the solution to an adaptive problem.
When publicly confronting an angry rival, for example, humans might have “if, then” decision rules such as: “If the angry rival is larger and stronger, then avoid a physical fight; if the angry rival is smaller and weaker, ...
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Problems of Survival | |
Challenges of Sex and Mating | |
Challenges of Parenting and Kinship | |
Problems of Group Living | |
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| Название | Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind |
| Автор | David M Buss |
| Издание: | 6, иллюстрированное |
| Издатель | Routledge, 2019 |
| ISBN | 0429590067, 9780429590061 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 518 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |