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 234
... People will leave more of their estates to close kin than to distantly related kin . ( 3 ) People will leave more of their estates to offspring than to siblings , even though the average genetic relatedness is the same in these two ...
... People will leave more of their estates to close kin than to distantly related kin . ( 3 ) People will leave more of their estates to offspring than to siblings , even though the average genetic relatedness is the same in these two ...
Page 265
... people — including those who have taken college courses in logic - so bad at solving problems of this sort ... people do you have to check out to do your job : someone drinking beer , someone drinking soda , a twenty - five - year - old ...
... people — including those who have taken college courses in logic - so bad at solving problems of this sort ... people do you have to check out to do your job : someone drinking beer , someone drinking soda , a twenty - five - year - old ...
Page 377
... People tend to ignore base - rate information when presented with compelling individuating information . Base rates refer to the overall proportion of some- thing in a sample or population . Consider this example . Imagine there is a ...
... People tend to ignore base - rate information when presented with compelling individuating information . Base rates refer to the overall proportion of some- thing in a sample or population . Consider this example . Imagine there is a ...
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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