Evolutionary explanations of human behaviour / John H. Cartwright.
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ΚείμενοΣειρά: Routledge modular psychologyΛεπτομέρειες δημοσίευσης: Hove : Routledge ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2001.Περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xiii, 196 pages) : illustrationsΤύπος περιεχομένου: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 0203470648
- 9780203470640
- 1280048409
- 9781280048401
- 9786610048403
- 6610048401
- 155.7 21
- BF701 .C375 2001eb
- BF 701
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and 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.
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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.
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