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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Another benefit of marriage is an increase in the quality of the woman a man
would be able to attract. Men who are willing to promise long-term resources,
protection, and investment in children are appealing to women, as we saw in
Chapter 4, ...
Another benefit of marriage is an increase in the quality of the woman a man
would be able to attract. Men who are willing to promise long-term resources,
protection, and investment in children are appealing to women, as we saw in
Chapter 4, ...
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The number of sperm inseminated increases when other men's sperm might be
inside the wife's reproductive tract at the same time as a consequence of the
opportunity provided for extramarital sex by the couple's separation. This
increase in ...
The number of sperm inseminated increases when other men's sperm might be
inside the wife's reproductive tract at the same time as a consequence of the
opportunity provided for extramarital sex by the couple's separation. This
increase in ...
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Going up in rank produces two hypothesized consequences — elation and an
increase in helping. Winning competitive encounters tends to produce an
elevated mood, or what might be called "winner's elation." Those who witness the
faces of ...
Going up in rank produces two hypothesized consequences — elation and an
increase in helping. Winning competitive encounters tends to produce an
elevated mood, or what might be called "winner's elation." Those who witness the
faces of ...
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Landmarks in the History of Evolutionary Thinking | 4 |
Common Misunderstandings about Evolutionary Theory | 18 |
Summary | 30 |
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adaptive problems ancestral average behavior benefits Buss casual sex Chapter child chimpanzees coalitions cognitive commitment competition conflict context Cosmides costs cues cultures Daly & Wilson Darwin desire dominance emotional empirical evidence evolution evolutionary psychology evolutionary theory evolved psychological mechanisms example father female fertility friends friendship function genes genetic relatedness genetic relatives Hamilton's rule hierarchies homicide hunting husband hypothesis inclusive fitness inclusive fitness theory increase individuals infanticide infidelity jealousy killed long-term mate male marriage mate preferences men's mother natural selection offspring older opposite sex ovulation parent-offspring conflict parental investment percent person physically attractive polygyny potential predicted reciprocal altruism relationship reproductive success reproductive value risk same-sex sample sex differences sex partners sexual access sexual aggression short-term mating social solve sources specific sperm sperm competition status suggests survival tactics tend testosterone tion Tooby violence woman women Yanomamo
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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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