Adaptive Origins
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Adaptive Origins

Evolution and Human Development

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Adaptive Origins

Evolution and Human Development

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In this text, students are invited to rethink psychology by grounding it in the natural sciences with the understanding that evolutionary and developmental processes work together with culture to solve problems of human adaptation. These processes are cast as interdependent: Development cannot be understood except in the light of evolutionary theory, and the best proof of evolution is the fact of development. For students of evolutionary psychology, all the central topics -- such as evolved mental modules for theory of mind or language -- require an understanding of the developmental processes that lead to their expression. Genes, as important as they are, are never the whole story.

The role of biological factors is explored in chapters outlining evolution, development, genetics, human origins, hormones and the brain. Then, the integrative value of this evolutionary/developmental vision in understanding key topics in psychology is illustrated by applying it to traditional area of inquiry including infancy and attachment, emotions and their expression, social relations with peers, cognitive and language development, sex differences, courtship and mating, violence and aggression, and cooperation and competition.

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Publisher
Psychology Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9781136945175
Edition
1
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
History & Theory in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter 1: Evolutionary Theory
  6. Chapter 2: Contemporary Evolutionary Perspectives
  7. Chapter 3: The Genetic Basis of Evolution and Behavior
  8. Chapter 4: Human Origins
  9. Chapter 5: Brain Evolution and Development
  10. Chapter 6: Hormones and Behavior
  11. Chapter 7: Facial Expressions and Basic Emotions in Infancy
  12. Chapter 8: Attachment in Infancy
  13. Chapter 9: Theory of Mind and Language
  14. Chapter 10: Sex Differences
  15. Chapter 11: Mate Choice and Reproductive Strategies
  16. Chapter 12: Darwinian Medicine and Evolutionary Psychiatry
  17. Chapter 13: Altruism, Cooperation, and Competition
  18. References
  19. Glossary