Evolutionary psychology has emerged within the past decade as an exciting, powerful, and indispensable perspective. Evolutionary psychology makes use of the principles of adaptation and selection to generate and test hypotheses about behaviour and the function of psychological. Psyc3100 evolutionary psychology course description. For example, well cover mate selection, sexuality, and religion and morality from an evolutionary perspective. This book includes a narrative writing style, modeled after how ive taught this class since 1999 and has chapters on the basic ideas that underlie evolutionary psychology, the major behavioral domains that have been illuminated by this field.
In this way, we can predict the design features of the mind. Mapping the conceptual space of jealousy anthropology. Gaulin evolutionary psychology 2nd edition rent or buy evolutionary psychology 97801115293 by gaulin, steven j. Evolutionary psychology makes use of the principles of adaptation and selection to generate and test hypotheses about behaviour and the function of psychological mechanisms. Current research concerns sensory adaptation as an evolutionary adaptation, with applications including longterm adaptation to the. Miller4 1humboldt university, berlin, germany 2international max planck research school life, berlin. Evolutionary psychology course syllabus, spring 2011 email. The handbook of evolutionary psychology free pdf, chm, djvu. If evolutionary biology is a soft science, then evolutionary psychology is its flabby underbelly.
Upon completion of this course students should be able to. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Bakugan pdf here my blog where i share pdf files with my readers. In fact, with the possible exception of gaulin and mcburney, it is probably the only one that could be uncontroversially adopted as an introduction to psychology text. The authorsrepresenting the disciplines of both psychology and anthropology have taken special after they lay out the fundamentals of modern evolutionary theory, they systematically apply this steven j. Among other things, this hypothesis suggests one possible explanation for why general intelligence is correlated with the big five personality factor openness to experience. The insights of evolutionary psychology offer sport and exercise psychology an improved capacity to pursue their shared research aim i. The handbook of evolutionary psychology wiley online books. Evolutionary,psychology, the,new,science,of,the,mind. Evolutionary psychology gaulin mcburney pdf the second edition of evolutionary psychology is the only book on the market that shows the relevance of evolutionary thinking to the entire range of. The evolutionary genetics of personalityy psychology today. Page 1 of 4 university of pittsburgh department of psychology evolutionary psychology 1514 crn 18253 tuesdays and thursdays 11. Why the paleo diet is halfbaked japanese internet sites.
Evolutionary psychology makes use of the principles of adaptation and. The second edition of evolutionary psychology is the only text on the market that shows the relevance of evolutionary thinking to the entire range of psychological phenomena, and it does so at a level appropriate for students new to the field. The handbook of evolutionary psychology psychology. Pearson, 2003 hardcover 2nd edition hardcover gaulin on. Development of critical thinking skillsaddresses widely held beliefs about human behavior and teaches issues that many students care about. Reviews the book, evolution and genetics for psychology by daniel nettle. 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. His research involves a wide range of field and laboratory techniques and has been published in books and journals that span evolutionary theory, ecology, anthropology, psychology and philosophy of science. Buss and others published evolutionary psychology, the handbook of find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The second edition of evolutionary psychology is the only book on the market that. Chapter 11 evolutionary psychology and the challenge of. Whatever your major, your interests in psychology, and your eventual career goals, i think evolutionary psychology will prove interesting, useful, and thoughtprovoking. Michelle sugiyama has published several articles that use darwinian anthro pology and evolutionary psychology to illuminate important issues in literary theory and especially in narrative.
Professor gaulin has two crossfertilizing research interests. Nov 11, 2015 the handbook of evolutionary psychology by david m. Each chapter deals with a particular topic by illustrating how an evolutionary approach illuminates behavior as a response to. It provides a complementary scientific approach to the present mechanistic explanations that dominate medical science, and particularly modern medical education. The evolutionary genetics of personalityy lars penke1,2, jaap j. Could also be used in human evolution, sociobiology, and certain anthropology courses on the origins of human behavior. Evolutionary psychology is the application of evolutionary theory, first proposed by. Dear colleague, i write to announce the publication of my newest book, evolutionary psychology 101 part of springers psychology 101 series. In evolution and genetics for psychology nettle attempts to. Lewontins critical examinations of the applications of adaptationist thinking provide a background of evidentiary standards against which to view the.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. They accept the that over evolutionary time the hun. Gaulin could also be used in human evolution, sociobiology, and certain anthropology courses on the origins of human behavior. Applications of evolutionary psychology to other disciplines.
Evolutionary psychology is an approach to studying human behavior that is rooted in modern evolutionary theory. Japanese dating from the perspective of a western man. Plus, our course goes into more depth into several topics not usually studied in introductory psychology. Evolutionary concepts can be used to account for societal variation given that individuals respond adaptively to varied social circumstances barber, 2007.
Provide an overview of the history of evolutionary psychology and the current directions the field is headed. Donald mcburney is professor of psychology at the university of pittsburgh. Evolutionary psychology college of agriculture and life sciences. A good starting place for material for the subsections below are the textbooks by gaulin and mcburney, evolutionary psychology and the new 4th edition of buss, evolutionary psychology.
Gaulin abstract evolutionary approaches to the study of romantic jealousy have principally been guided by the idea that there are two types of threats to romantic relationshipssexual and emotionaland that these two. Enables instructors to utilize a convenient technological tool, aiding in course preparation. Chapter human survival and life history in evolutionary. I once wrote a critique of evolutionary psychology with respect to the evolution of flexible cognition in humans, but its very clear from the interview and my readings that evolutionary psychology is much broader than that. Department of anthropology university of california, santa. Evolutionary medicine or darwinian medicine is the application of modern evolutionary theory to understanding health and disease. While i endorse the incorporation of evolutionary approaches into psychology, i reject the claims of cosmides and tooby that a modular approach is the only one supported by evolutionary biology. Mcburney the second edition of evolutionary psychology is the only book on the market that shows the relevance of evolutionary thinking to the entire range of psychological phenomena, and it does so at a level appropriate. Invites students to hold common beliefs up to scientific scrutiny. C the second edition of evolutionary psychology is the only book on the evolutionary psychology, 2e steven j. Majors in anthropology and psychology, june 1972 ph. Evolutionary psychology 101 by glenn geher overdrive. The basis of evolutionary psychology is a view of the mind as highly modular, as a system of interacting, highly specialized agents.
Evolutionary psychology 2nd edition and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An afterword by richard dawkins provides some final thoughts from the renowned writer and exponent of evolutionary theory. Evolution and genetics for psychology lays out the conceptual toolkit one needs in order to think in evolutionary terms and to apply this. Steven gaulin department of anthropology uc santa barbara. Ep as an integrative paradigm for traditional subfields of psychology. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. The conceptual space of jealousy 249 mapping the conceptual space of jealousy katherine hanson sobraske james s. Matrilateral biases in the investment of aunts and uncles springerlink. Each chapter deals with a particular topic by illustrating how an evolutionary approach illuminates. Firmly grounded in the theoretical and research literature of ep, the book addresses the core theories, approaches, applications, and current findings that comprise this discipline. Adaptationist literary scholars idenl tion as a crucial link in a causal chain duces literary artefacts. Competing hypotheses, competing foundational premises. Evolutionary psychology and developmental dynamics.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pearson, 2003 hardcover 2nd edition hardcover hardcover by gaulin author 4. Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that. Designed to set the standard for handbooks in the field, the handbook of evolutionary psychology is an indispensable reference tool for every evolutionary. Be the first to ask a question about evolutionary psychology. Request pdf evolutionary psychology a materialist view of. The latest deadweight dragging us evolutionary biology closer to phrenology is evolutionary psychology, or the science formerly known as sociobiology. Agent technologies offer models of social cooperation.
In this chapter we provide an introduction to the field of evolutionary psychology. The second edition of evolutionary psychology is the only text on the market that shows the relevance of evolutionary thinking to the entire range of psychological phenomena, and it does. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Chapter human survival and life history in evolutionary perspective michael gurven a primary goal of evolutionary anthropology is to determine and quantify differences between humans and other species, especially our primate relatives, and to reconstruct the evolutionary history of our species.
This second edition builds off a successful first edition workman and reader 2004 that was organized similarly. Arm systemonchip architecture by prof steve furber. Although much work needs to be conducted, evolutionary psychology has already proved its merit by its rich conceptual and empirical harvest. Three introductory chapters replace the original four. Designed to set the standard for handbooks in the field, the handbook of evolutionary psychology is an indispensable reference tool for every evolutionary psychologist and student. Why are many evolutionary biologists comfortable giving evolutionary explanations to differences. Evolutionary psychology gaulin pdf myparis evolutionary psychology steven j. Each chapter deals with a particular topic by illustrating how an evolutionary approach illuminates behavior as a response to problems faced by humans in our evolutionary past. The second edition of evolutionary psychology is the only book on the market that shows the relevance of evolutionary thinking to the entire range of psychological phenomena, and it does so at a level appropriate for readers new to the field. Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. Modern medical research and practice have focused on the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying health and disease, while evolutionary medicine focuses on the question of why evolution has shaped these mechanisms in ways that may leave us susceptible to.
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