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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... selection , for example , an animal might limit its personal reproduction to keep the population low , thus avoiding the destruction of the food base on which the population relied . According to group selection theory , only species ...
... selection , for example , an animal might limit its personal reproduction to keep the population low , thus avoiding the destruction of the food base on which the population relied . According to group selection theory , only species ...
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... selection , was Darwin's crowning contribution to evolutionary biology . The theory of natural selection has three essential ingredients - variation , inheritance , and selection . Natural selection oc- curs when some inherited ...
... selection , was Darwin's crowning contribution to evolutionary biology . The theory of natural selection has three essential ingredients - variation , inheritance , and selection . Natural selection oc- curs when some inherited ...
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... selection — that is , it increases in frequency in subsequent generations— because the early advantage in status gains for men outweighs the later cost in lowered survival due to prostate cancer . Through this pleiotropic process , we ...
... selection — that is , it increases in frequency in subsequent generations— because the early advantage in status gains for men outweighs the later cost in lowered survival due to prostate cancer . Through this pleiotropic process , we ...
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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