Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. Evolutionary psychology tends to ascribe behavior to biological causes, underestimating the very significant role of culture. This is the first book to both question that monopoly. What are the best books about evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary psychology can help gain an understanding as to how negative human emotions like prejudice, hate, and anger evolved from ancestral times to now. Evolutionary psychology is an approach to studying human behavior and cognition.
For more examples of how far beauty standards vary across the world, watch the following video. Examines human psychology and behavior through the lens of modern evolutionary psychology. Content topics are logically arrayed, starting with challenges of. An accessible introduction to the science of evolutionary psychology and how it explains many aspects of human nature. 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. Evolutionary psychology alternative approaches steven j. Wilson combined evolutionary theory with studies of animal and social behavior, building on the works of lorenz and tinbergen, in his book. Books about evolutionary psychology written for a general audience. Evolutionary psychology this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. But evolutionary psychologys narrative contains many glaring contradictions. Evolutionary psychology seeks to reconstruct problems that our ancestors faced in their primitive environments, and the problemsolving behaviors they created to meet those particular challenges. Philosophers are interested in evolutionary psychology for a number of.
At the base of evolutionary psychology is darwins theory of evolution by natural selection. This second edition offers a logical progression of topics by discussing adaptive problems that humans face. Albeit designed as a textbook for graduate students, its equally good for the general public. And once the origins of such negative emotions are established, humans can change these adapted behavior patterns such that positive behaviors emerge. Treatise of revolutionary psychology, a book by samael aun weor the practical spirituality that awakens consciousness even if one is the most sinful of all sinners, one shall yet cross over the ocean of sin by the raft of selfknowledge alone. The 6 th edition of david busss evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary psychology, terrorism and terrorist behaviour, max taylor 3. Evolutionary psychologists, as well as cognitive psychologists, suggest that human behavior can be explained by internal biological psychological mechanisms. All psychology is evolutionary psychology the evolution. This the leading textbook on evolutionary psychology. Clearly, culture plays a significant role in defining standards of beauty. It integrates material on cognition and language throughout the text. Presents an overview of general evolutionary theory directly relevant to the topic of sexual aggression beginning with brief discussions of evolutionary psychologys approach to studying individual and gender differences.
The new science of evolutionary psychology by robert wright, the b. A longing for power and social status mixed with hormones and fear can have deadly consequences. Contains stateoftheart coverage, including many 1997, 1998, and in press references clear and engaging writing. Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain useful mental and psychological traitssuch as memory, perception, or languageas adaptations, i. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Evolutionary psychological influences on the contemporary causes of terrorist events, paul ekblom, aiden sidebottom and richard wortley 4. Psychologists study processes of sense perception, thinking, learning, cognition, emotions and motivations, personality, abnormal behavior, interactions between individuals, and interactions with the environment. Evolutionary,psychology, the,new,science,of,the,mind. The purpose of evolutionary psychology is to identify evolved. A critical introduction by christopher badcock isbn. The handbook of evolutionary psychology is the seminal work in this vibrant. The ne w science of the mind, 5e provides students with the conceptual tools of evolutionary psychology, and applies them to empirical research on the human mind.
Written specifically for the general reader, and for entrylevel students, it covers all the most important elements of this interdisciplinary subject, from the role of evolution in. Evolutionary psychology is the field of psychology dedicated to uncovering the biological, evolutionary roots of human behavior. Evolutionary psychology is an approach that views human nature as the product of a universal set of evolved psychological adaptations to recurring problems in the ancestral environment. Kevin macdonald department of psychology csulong beach long beach, ca 908400901 phone. Here is a list of books on evolutionary psychology published 20072010, based on a search of worldcat. He is a well known and respected voice in evolutionary psychology, authored and performed an incredible amount of field research, and has written several books, including the evolution of desire. Readings evolutionary psychology brain and cognitive. For every hardline tradcon espousing the virtues of the human spirit and freewill superseding our physical conditions there is a leftleaning. It includes stories, media and cultural examples and illustrations, and applications to the personal lives of students.
Find evolutionary psychology textbooks at up to 90% off. Its a very good popular introduction to ev psych and ill always have a fondness for it since it was my first introduction to evolutionary psychology as an academic discipline, after reading the mostly. Terrorism lessons from natural and human coevolutionary arms races, paul ekblom 5. If were doing psychology, therefore, then were also doing evolutionary psychology. Most evolutionary psychology hypotheses would work in other primitive environments since selection pressures would be similar the key environmental factor in the environment of evolutionary adaptation would be humans living in a tribe in a hostile world.
A collection of ted talks and more on the topic of evolutionary psychology. Evolution and human development by peter lafreniere hove. A beginners guide is a uniquely accessible yet comprehensive guide to the study of the effects of evolutionary theory on human behaviour. Evolutionary psychology has been dominated by one particular method for studying the mind and behavior. Evolutionary psychology news, research and analysis. Evolutionary psychology stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. A synthesis of cognitive science and evolutionary psychlogy. Buy evolutionary psychology book online at low prices in india.
An influential collection of papers on general theory and concrete research areas, including a manifesto for evolutionary psychology by tooby and cosmides. The evolutionary psychology of emotions and behavior martie g. The concept of temporary discontinuity of existence is a consequence of evolutionary psychology and the stated dual nature of living beings. Human evolutionary psychology and animal behaviour, martin daly and margo i. The moral animal is one of many fine popscience books that explore the implications of evolutionary psychology for human behaviour. In the handbook of evolutionary psychology, leading contributors discuss the foundations of the field as well as recent discoveries currently shaping this. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The evolutionary psychology of emotions and behavior.
There are plenty of believers in our human capacity to rise above our personal circumstances and evolutionary dictates on both sides of the political spectrum. Evolutionary psychology is the science that seeks to explain through universal mechanisms of behavior why humans act the way they do. Evolutionary psychologist careers psychology school guide. Content topics are logically arrayed, starting with challenges of survival, mating, parenting, and kinship. For this reason, people who become evolutionary psychologists pursue study in multiple areas, including evolutionary biology, animal behavior, cognitive science, anthropology, behavior. Content topics are logically arrayed, starting with challenges of survival, mating. Written for undergraduate psychology students, and assuming little knowledge of evolutionary science, the third edition of this classic textbook provides an essential introduction to evolutionary psychology.
Affective influences on social cognition and behavior. Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective. Current research on the evolution and development of cognition and affect, including intuitive physics, biology, and psychology, language, emotions, sexuality, and social relations. The human body evolved over eons, slowly calibrating to the african savanna on which 98 percent of human ancestry lived and died. If you want to have the broadest overview of evolutionary psychology, this your book.
It rests on a darwinian, adaptationist approach to studying the human mind. I have used several competitors of busss textbook in the past, and none are as successful in inspiring student enthusiasm for the field. Evolutionary psychology brain and cognitive sciences. Treatise of revolutionary psychology, a book by samael aun. A critique of darwinian anthropology, donald symons. Women, for example, are said to be the choosy, reserved sex. The new science of the mind, provides students with a thoroughly updated version of the best evolutionary psychology textbook on the market.
List of books and articles about evolutionary psychology. Discover the best evolutionary psychology in best sellers. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Evolutionary psychology final study guide by haglermolly includes 106 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Evolutionary psychology explains how humans evolved to become gossips. Fully updated with the latest research and new learning features, it provides a thoughtprovoking overview of evolution and illuminates the evolutionary foundation of many of the broader. While the rapidly growing number of books on evolutionary psychology succeed in describing current theoretical thinking, illustrated and supported by empirical studies, this book uses this established basis as a backdrop and starting point for a more focused exploration of practical application. Unlike many books on the topic,which focus on abstractions like kin selection, this book focuses on darwinian explanations of why we are the way we areemotionally and morally. Evolutionary psychology deserves criticism psychology today.
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