Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the MindBeginning with a historical introduction, the text logically progresses by discussing adaptive problems that humans face, and ends with a unifying chapter showing how the new field of evolutionary psychology encompasses all branches of psychology. *Contains state-of-the-art coverage, including many 1997, 1998, and 'in press' references *Clear and engaging writing style contains stories, media and cultural examples and illustrations, and applications to the personal lives of students |
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In other species, such as bonobo chimpanzees, females will copulate with a
number of males (Small, 1992). In this species there is a great deal of sperm
competition. Thus we know that sperm competition is high in promiscuous
species and ...
In other species, such as bonobo chimpanzees, females will copulate with a
number of males (Small, 1992). In this species there is a great deal of sperm
competition. Thus we know that sperm competition is high in promiscuous
species and ...
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When we compare humans with their closest primate relative, the chimpanzee,
we see a startling discontinuity in the female advertisement of reproductive status
. When the female chimpanzee is capable of conceiving, she goes into a phase ...
When we compare humans with their closest primate relative, the chimpanzee,
we see a startling discontinuity in the female advertisement of reproductive status
. When the female chimpanzee is capable of conceiving, she goes into a phase ...
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It also caused researchers to question the long-held assumption that
chimpanzees represented an "arcadian existence of primal innocence" or the
peaceful "paradise that man had somehow lost" (Ardry, 1966, p. 222). On the
contrary, leading ...
It also caused researchers to question the long-held assumption that
chimpanzees represented an "arcadian existence of primal innocence" or the
peaceful "paradise that man had somehow lost" (Ardry, 1966, p. 222). On the
contrary, leading ...
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Landmarks in the History of Evolutionary Thinking | 4 |
Common Misunderstandings about Evolutionary Theory | 18 |
Summary | 30 |
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| Título | Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind |
| Autor | David M. Buss |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | Allyn and Bacon, 1999 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 2 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0205193587, 9780205193585 |
| N.º de páginas | 456 páginas |
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