{"product_id":"evolutionary-psychology-9781405191227","title":"Evolutionary Psychology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last decade has witnessed an exciting change in our understanding of the way in which the mind operates and the reasons behind a myriad of human behaviours. The traditional idea that nurture trumps nature in explanations of human behaviour has been supplanted by the evolutionary argument that human beings share evolved mental architectures that govern their behaviour.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThis volume is an introduction to evolutionary approaches to psychology, bringing together seminal work in the field and exploring the ways in which evolutionary psychological research can illuminate our understanding of human behaviours and nature. Together, the chapters in this volume present a fresh perspective on evolutionary approaches to psychology, critically evaluating the extant literature while maintaining the need for evolutionary psychologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Evolutionary approaches to behaviour 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief introduction to evolutionary theory 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFitness, sociobiology and life history theory 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary psychology 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The evolution of cognition 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy are we so smart? 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow did we get so smart? 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat, exactly, are we so good at? And when did we ‘get it’? 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Cooperation as a classic problem in behavioural biology 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy has cooperation been such a biological puzzle? 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual-level solutions to the puzzle: Selfish replicators, cooperative vehicles 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooperation via genic self-favouritism (kin selection and greenbeard altruism) 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooperation via return benefits (reciprocal altruism, indirect reciprocity and costly signalling) 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary of individual-level theories of cooperation 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup selection 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex human cooperation: Collective action 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Mate choice and sexual selection 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual selection 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich human traits are sexually selected signals? 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual selection and within-sex differences 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime allocation 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The evolutionary psychology of human beauty 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacial attractiveness 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBodily attractiveness 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion and future directions 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Life history theory and human reproductive behaviour 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrade-offs in human life history 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe optimisation of family size in traditional societies 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe optimisation of family size in modern societies 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and future directions 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Parenting and families 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is parental investment? 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho invests in offspring? 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamilial conflict 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is invested? 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho is invested in? 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Personality and individual differences 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe current state of differential psychology 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonality and the evolutionary imperative 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA cost-benefit analysis of the Big Five 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthoritarianism 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbility and intelligence 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Dark-side’ disorders 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Evolution, cognition and mental illness: The imprinted brain theory 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe illnesses that made us human 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntitheses of mentalism in autism and psychosis 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe imprinted brain 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications for evolutionary psychology 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Interactions between cognition and culture 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial transmission 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGene-culture co-evolution of cognition and culture (mainly) in the hominid lineage 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: A niche construction framework of multimodal inheritance 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The future of evolutionary psychology 343\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief historical perspective 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan the EEA be made workable? 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversals and the challenge of explaining variation 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypothesis testing: Alternative approaches 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA vision of the future 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 367\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407923749207,"sku":"9781405191227","price":57.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405191227.jpg?v=1730500971","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evolutionary-psychology-9781405191227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}