The indispensable reference tool for the groundbreaking science of evolutionary psychology Why is the mind designed the way it is? How does input from the environment interact with the mind to produce behavior? These are the big, unanswered questions that the field of evolutionary psychology seeks to explore. The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is the seminal work in this vibrant, quickly–developing new discipline. In this thorough revision and expansion, luminaries in the field provide an in–depth exploration of the foundations of evolutionary psychology and explain the new empirical discoveries and theoretical developments that continue at a breathtaking pace. Evolutionary psychologists posit that the mind has a specialized and complex structure, just as the body has a specialized and complex structure. From this important theoretical concept arises the vast array of possibilities that are at the core of the field, which seeks to examine such traits as perception, language, and memory from an evolutionary perspective. This examination is intended to determine the human psychological traits that are the products of sexual and natural selection and, as such, to chart and understand human nature. Join the discussion of the big questions addressed by the burgeoning field of evolutionary psychology Explore the foundations of evolutionary psychology, from theory and methods to the thoughts of EP critics Discover the psychology of human survival, mating, parenting, cooperation and conflict, culture, and more Identify how evolutionary psychology is interwoven with other academic subjects and traditional psychological disciplines The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is the definitive guide for every psychologist and student interested in keeping abreast of new ideas in this quickly–developing field. INDICE: Foreword (Steven Pinker) .Acknowledgements .Introduction (David M. Buss) .PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY .1. Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology (John Tooby & Leda Cosmides) .2. Life History Theory and Evolutionary Psychology (Marco Del Giudice, Steven W. Gangestad, Hillard S. Kaplan) .3. Methods of Evolutionary Sciences ((Jeffrey A. Simpson & Lorne Campbell) .4. Evolutionary Psychology and its Critics (Edward H. Hagen) .5. Intuitive Ontologies and Domain–Specificity (Pascal Boyer & H. Clark Barrett) .PART II: SURVIVAL .6. The Evolutionary Psychology of Food Intake and Choice (Paul Rozin and Peter M. Todd) .7. The Behavioral Immune System (Mark Schaller) .8. Spatial Navigation and Landscape Preferences (Irwin Silverman & Jean Choi) .9. Adaptations to Predators and Prey (H. Clark Barrett) .10. Adaptations to Dangers from Humans (Joshua D. Duntley) .PART III: CHALLENGES AND ADAPTATIONISM OF MATING .11. Fundamentals of Human Mating Strategies (David P. Schmitt) .12. Attraction and Attractiveness (Lawrence S. Sugiyama) .13. Contest Competition in Men (David A. Puts, Drew H. Bailey, Philip L. Reno) .14. Women s Sexual Interests across the Ovulatory Cycle (Steven W. Gangestad, Randy Thornhill, & Christine E. Garver–Apgar) .15. Human Sperm Competition (Todd K. Shackelford, Aaron T. Goetz, Graig W. LaMunyon, Michael N. Pham, & Nicholas Pound) .16. Human Sexuality and Inbreeding Avoidance (Debra Lieberman & Jan Antfolk) .17. Sexual Coercion (Mark Huppin & Neil Malamuth) .18. Love and Commitment in Romantic Relationships (Lorne Campbell & Timothy J. Loving) .PART IV: PARENTING AND KINSHIP .19. Kin Selection (Raymond Hames) .20. Evolution of Paternal Investment (David C. Geary) .21. Parental Investment and Parent–Offspring Conflict (Catherine Salmon) .22. Evolutionary Ecology of the Human Family (Ruth Mace) .23. Hunter–Gatherer Parenting and Families (Coren Apicella and Alyssa Crittenden) .24. The Role of Hormones in the Evolution of Human Sociality (Mark V. Flinn & Carol V. Ward)
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