Evolutionary psychology :

Swami, Viren,

Evolutionary psychology : a critical introduction / edited by Viren Swami. - Chichester, West Sussex, UK : BPS Blackwell, 2011. - xiv, 373 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - BPS textbooks in psychology . - BPS textbooks in psychology. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Evolutionary approaches to behaviour
2.The evolution of cognition
3.Cooperation as a classic problem in behavioural biology
4.Mate choice and sexual selection
5.The evolutionary psychology of human beauty
6.Life history theory and human reproductive behaviour
7.Parenting and families
8.Personality and individual differences
9.Evolution, cognition and mental illness: the imprinted brain theory
10.Interactions between cognition and culture
11.The future of evolutionary psychology.

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic change in our understanding of the way in which the mind operates and the reasons behind a myriad of human behaviours.

9781405191227 (pbk.) 1405191228 (pbk.)


Evolutionary psychology.

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