Evolutionary explanations of human behaviour /
Cartwright, John, 1953-
Evolutionary explanations of human behaviour / John H. Cartwright. - Hove : New York : Routledge ; Taylor & Francis, 2001. - 1 online resource (xiii, 196 pages) : illustrations. - Routledge modular psychology . - Routledge modular psychology. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; Sexual reproduction; Sexual selection; Unravelling human sexuality; Archetypes of the psyche: fears and anxieties as adaptive responses; Evolutionary explanations of mental disorders; The evolution of brain size; The evolution of intelligence; Study aids; Key Research Summaries; Glossary; Answers to progress exercises; Bibliography; Index.
Evolutionary Explanation of Human Behaviour is a unique introductory level book covering the topic of evolutionary psychology, a relatively new and controversial area of psychology. It deals with aspects of human reproductive behaviour, evolutionary explanations of mental disorders and the evolution of intelligence and the brain. The book is suitable for the AQA(A) A2 syllabus and will also be of interest to undergraduates studying evolutionary psychology and anyone with a general interest in this new discipline.
0203470648 9780203470640 1280048409 9781280048401 9786610048403 6610048401
2001031917
Behavior evolution.
Genetic psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY--Developmental--Lifespan Development.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Life Stages--General.
PSYCHOLOGY--Developmental--General.
Behavior evolution.
Genetic psychology.
Behavior.
Evolution.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Genetics, Behavioral.
Electronic books.
BF701 / .C375 2001eb
155.7
BF 701 / C329e 2001
Evolutionary explanations of human behaviour / John H. Cartwright. - Hove : New York : Routledge ; Taylor & Francis, 2001. - 1 online resource (xiii, 196 pages) : illustrations. - Routledge modular psychology . - Routledge modular psychology. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; Sexual reproduction; Sexual selection; Unravelling human sexuality; Archetypes of the psyche: fears and anxieties as adaptive responses; Evolutionary explanations of mental disorders; The evolution of brain size; The evolution of intelligence; Study aids; Key Research Summaries; Glossary; Answers to progress exercises; Bibliography; Index.
Evolutionary Explanation of Human Behaviour is a unique introductory level book covering the topic of evolutionary psychology, a relatively new and controversial area of psychology. It deals with aspects of human reproductive behaviour, evolutionary explanations of mental disorders and the evolution of intelligence and the brain. The book is suitable for the AQA(A) A2 syllabus and will also be of interest to undergraduates studying evolutionary psychology and anyone with a general interest in this new discipline.
0203470648 9780203470640 1280048409 9781280048401 9786610048403 6610048401
2001031917
Behavior evolution.
Genetic psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY--Developmental--Lifespan Development.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Life Stages--General.
PSYCHOLOGY--Developmental--General.
Behavior evolution.
Genetic psychology.
Behavior.
Evolution.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Genetics, Behavioral.
Electronic books.
BF701 / .C375 2001eb
155.7
BF 701 / C329e 2001
