Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the MindAllyn and Bacon, 1999 - 456 pages Beginning 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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Page 93
... later in life , when selection is weak or absent . The pleiotropic theory of senescence helps to explain not only ... later in life . Even though men can and sometimes do reproduce for a longer period of time than women , senescence the ...
... later in life , when selection is weak or absent . The pleiotropic theory of senescence helps to explain not only ... later in life . Even though men can and sometimes do reproduce for a longer period of time than women , senescence the ...
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... later cheating by failing to return the favor . Evolutionary psychologists Leda Cosmides and John Tooby have developed the social contract theory to explain the evolution of cooperative exchange in humans , with special attention to how ...
... later cheating by failing to return the favor . Evolutionary psychologists Leda Cosmides and John Tooby have developed the social contract theory to explain the evolution of cooperative exchange in humans , with special attention to how ...
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... later point in time . This route to cooperation occurs when a person incurs a cost to the self that is offset by a benefit received later . But do these two routes to cooperation exhaust the theoretical possibilities ? Tooby and ...
... later point in time . This route to cooperation occurs when a person incurs a cost to the self that is offset by a benefit received later . But do these two routes to cooperation exhaust the theoretical possibilities ? Tooby and ...
Contents
The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology | 33 |
The Origins of Human Nature | 34 |
Fundamentals of Evolved | 46 |
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Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind, Fifth Edition David Buss No preview available - 2014 |
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