Jeffry A. Simpson Douglas T. Kenrick Jeffry A. Simpson
What a pity it would have been if biologists had refused to accept Darwin's theory of natural selection. This theory has been essential in helping biologists understand a wide range of phenomena, including the resplendent display of the peacock, the melodious song of the meadowlark, the bloody competitions of elephant seals, and the co-operative architectural skills of termites who build air-conditioned mounds standing 15 feet above the ground.
What a pity it would have been if biologists had refused to accept Darwin's theory of natural selection. This theory has been essential in helping bio...
Mark Schaller Jeffry A. Simpson Douglas T. Kenrick
Why do we think about and interact with other people in the particular ways that we do? Might these thoughts and actions be contemporary products of our long-ago evolutionary past? If so, how might this be, and what are the implications? Research generated by an evolutionary approach to social psychology issues profound insights into self-concept, impression formation, prejudice, group dynamics, helping, aggression, social influence, culture, and every other topic that is fundamental to social psychology.
Evolution and Social Psychology is the first book to review and discuss this broad...
Why do we think about and interact with other people in the particular ways that we do? Might these thoughts and actions be contemporary products o...