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Evolutionary psychology 101 /

"This is a concise and student-friendly survey of the burgeoning field of evolutionary psychology (EP) and the controversies that surround it. Evolutionary psychology is an approach to studying human behavior that is rooted in modern evolutionary theory. Firmly grounded in the theoretical and r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Geher, Glenn (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2014]
Colección:Psych 101 series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section I. Introducing evolutionary psychology. What is evolutionary psychology?
  • Section II. Domains of human behavior shaped by evolution. Evolution and child development: the slowly developing ape
  • Courtship, intersexual selection, and intrasexual competition: the hot ape
  • Sex: the excitable ape
  • Pair-bonding: the somewhat monogamous ape
  • The oftentimes-helpful, churchgoing ape
  • Aggression, warfare, and human nastiness
  • Section III. Applied evolutionary psychology and the future of the field. Evolutionary psychology applied to issues of humanity
  • Controversies surrounding evolutionary psychology
  • The future of evolutionary psychology.