Evolutionary Psychology The Ultimate Origins of Human Behavior

Name: Evolutionary Psychology The Ultimate Origins of Human Behavior
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ISBN: 9780205278688

ISBN-10: 020527868X

ISBN-13: 9780205278688

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jack A. Palmer, Linda K. Palmer

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A 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.

Book details

List price: $84.20
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034



List of Figures


List of Tables


Preface


Acknowledgements



Origins: The Roots of Evolutionary Psychology


Darwin's Theory


The Modern Synthesis


Behavior as a Function of Evolution



From Big Bang to Big Brain


Life in the Universe


The Beginning


Vertebrate Life


Hominid Evolution



Encephalization and the Emergence of Mind


The Prime Movers in Hominid Encephalization


The Modular Brain


The Modular Mind



Language: Crown Jewel of Communication


The Nature