Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology

ISBN-13: 9780805859577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 522 str.

Charles Crawford; Dennis L. Krebs

Opis

Evolutionary psychology is concerned with the adaptive problems early humans faced in ancestral human environments, the nature of the psychological mechanisms natural selection shaped to deal with those ancient problems, and the ability of the resulting evolved psychological mechanisms to deal with the problems people face in the modern world. Evolutionary psychology is currently advancing our understanding of altruism, moral behavior, family violence, sexual aggression, warfare, aesthetics, the nature of language, and gender differences in mate choice and perception. It is helping us understand the relationships between cognitive science, developmental psychology, behavior genetics, personality, and social psychology. Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology provides an up-to-date review of the ideas, issues, and applications of contemporary evolutionary psychology. It is suitable for senior undergraduates, first year graduate students, or professionals who wish to become conversant with the major issues currently shaping the emergence of this dynamic new field. It will be interesting to psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, economists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and anyone interested in using new developments in the theory of evolution to gain new insights into human behavior.

Spis treści

Introduction  Evolutionary Psychology: The Historical Context  Part 1: Biological Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology  Evolutionary Questions for Evolutionary Psychologists  Life History Theory and Human Development  Sex and Sexual Selection  Kinship and Social Behavior  Part 2: Development: The Bridge from Evolutionary Theory to Evolutionary Psychology  Sociogenomics for the Cognitive Adaptationist  Selfish Genes, Developmental Systems, and the Evolution of Development  Part 3: Evolved Mental Mechanisms: The Essence of Evolutionary Psychology  Biological Adaptations and Human Behavior  Evolved Cognitive Mechanisms and Human Behavior  Adaptations, Environments, and Behavior: Then and Now  Evolutionary Psychology Research Methods  Part 4: The Evolutionary Psychology of Sex Differences  Physical Attractiveness: Signals of Phenotypic Quality and Beyond  Two Human Natures: How Men and Women Evolved Different Psychologies  Heroes and Hos: Reflections on Male and Female Natures  Part 5: The Evolutionary Psychology of Prosocial Behavior How Selfish by Nature? Gene-Culture, Co-Evolution, and the Emergence of Altruistic Behavior in Humans  Renaissance of the Individual: Reciprocity, Positive Assortment, and the Puzzle of Human Cooperation  Cooperation and Conflict Between Kith, Kin, and Strangers: Game Theory by Domains  On the Evolution of Moral Sentiments  Part 6: The Evolutionary Psychology of Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathology    Is the "Cinderella Effect" Controversial? A Case Study of Evolution-Minded Research and Critiques Thereof  Intergroup Prejudices and Intergroup Conflicts  The Evolution of Brain Mechanisms for Social Behavior  An Evolutionary Theory of Mind and Mental Illness: Genetic Conflict and the Mentalistic Continuum  Psychopathology and Mental Illness  Part 7: Exploring the Explanatory Power of Evolutionary Psychology  The Evolution of Religion. Adaptataionist

O autorze

Charles Crawford, Dennis Krebs