Evolutionary Psychology: The Ultimate Origins of Human BehaviorA short, broad introduction to the emerging field of evolutionary psychology (the study of adaptive significance of behavior). 10 short chapters introduce the reader to the major topics within the field of evolutionary psychology (from "Social Order and Disorder" to "Mating and Reproduction" to "The Creative Impulse: The Origins of Technology and Art"). For psychologists, students, or anyone interested in evolutionary psychology. |
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Behavior as a Function of Evolution | 11 |
Summary | 23 |
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Acheulean activity adaptive adult altruism ancestors animals apes appear associated biological body brain Broca's area Buss capacity cells chimpanzees cognitive common complex correlated cortex cultural Darwin demonstrated displayed dominance hierarchy dopamine drugs effects environment evolution evolutionary psychology evolved example existence experience factors female function genes genetic gynoid havior hemisphere highly hominid Homo Homo erectus hormones human behavior hunter-gatherer hypothesis idea individuals infants intelligence limerence living males mammals mental million BP million years ago modern humans monkeys mother natural selection Neanderthals neural neurons neurotransmitter nonhuman nootropics occur offspring organisms pair bonding pattern personality disorder pheromones physical physiological potential pregnancy primates problems produce reciprocal altruism relationships relatively reproductive result sapiens serotonin sexual selection similar social species sperm strategy stress structure survival testosterone theory of mind tion tool-use traits typically Wernicke's area women