Evolutionary psychology : a critical introduction

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Author:

Swami, Viren, 1980-

ISBN:

9781405191227

Publication Information:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : BPS Blackwell, 2011.

Physical Description:

xiv, 373 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

BPS textbooks in psychology

BPS textbooks in psychology.

Contents:

Evolutionary approaches to behaviour -- The evolution of cognition -- Cooperation as a classic problem in behavioural biology -- Mate choice and sexual selection -- The evolutionary psychology of human beauty -- Life history theory and human reproductive behaviour -- Parenting and families -- Personality and individual differences -- Evolution, cognition and mental illness: the imprinted brain theory -- Interactions between cognition and culture -- The future of evolutionary psychology.

Subject Term:

Evolutionary psychology.

Evolutionary psychology. (OCoLC)fst00917348

Evolutionspsychologie. (DE-588)4636472-9

Evolutionspsychologie.

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Swami, Viren, 1980-

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The last decade has witnessed an exciting change in our understanding of the way in which the mind operates and the reasons behind a myriad of human behaviours. The traditional idea that nurture trumps nature in explanations of human behaviour has been supplanted by the evolutionary argument that human beings share evolved mental architectures that govern their behaviour.

This volume is an introduction to evolutionary approaches to psychology, bringing together seminal work in the field and exploring the ways in which evolutionary psychological research can illuminate our understanding of human behaviours and nature. Together, the chapters in this volume present a fresh perspective on evolutionary approaches to psychology, critically evaluating the extant literature while maintaining the need for evolutionary psychologies.