Psychology : an evolutionary approach
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Psychology : an evolutionary approach
Prentice Hall, c2001
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-391) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
For use in introductory psychology courses.
This is the first text to show the relevance of evolutionary thinking to the entire range of psychological phenomena, and it does so at a level appropriate for introductory students.
The authors-representing the disciplines of both psychology and anthropology-have taken special care to present their material in a way that parallels the organization of a standard introductory text. After they lay out the fundamentals of modern evolutionary theory, they systematically apply this theory to questions from every domain of psychology: learning, cognition, perception, emotion, development, pathology and more.
Appropriate as a core text or supplement for any introductory or upper-division psychology course with an emphasis on evolution.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: What Is Psychology Like without Evolution?
2. Evolutionary Theory.
3. The Genetic Basis of Evolution.
4. Implications of Neo-Darwinism for Psychology.
5. Sensation and Perception.
6. Consciousness.
7. Learning: How Experience Modifies Behavior.
8. Cognition.
9. Individuality: Intelligence and Personality.
10. The Psychology of Human Mating.
11. Families and Development.
12. Motivation and Emotion.
13. Health.
14. Abnormal Psychology.
15. Social Behavior.
16. Culture.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
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