Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Google Jackets

Evolutionary psychology : a critical introduction / edited by Viren Swami.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: BPS textbooks in psychologyPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : BPS Blackwell, 2011.Description: xiv, 373 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781405191227 (pbk.)
  • 1405191228 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.7 22 SWA
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Philosophy & psychology Non-fiction 155.7 SWA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38563

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha