Evolution and Psychology

AvScott A. MacDougall-Shackleton

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Evolution and Psychology is a critical exploration of how evolutionary approaches can be used to understand the human mind and behaviour.

Written for undergraduate students in the social sciences, this text provides an accessible introduction to foundational concepts in evolutionary biology. It then explores evolutionary perspectives on key psychological topics such as cognition, development, group dynamics, mate choice, language and communication, psychopathology, and culture. An interdisciplinary approach is woven throughout, integrating evolutionary psychology with insights from behavioural ecology, anthropology, genetics, and neuroscience.

You will learn to think critically about evolutionary explanations, with Warning Flag features throughout the text that address frequently misunderstood topics, common fallacies, and historical misuses and abuses of applying evolutionary theory to human behaviour.

This is an essential read for students of Evolutionary Psychology and anyone looking for a contemporary overview of this complex and captivating field.

Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton is Professor of Psychology at Western University.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-12-22
Mått:186 x 232 x 29 mm
Vikt:920 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:496
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781529773767

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Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton, PhD earned his BSc and MSc in Biology at Queen’s University in Canada. He then moved to the Johns Hopkins University to complete his PhD in Psychology, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Dr. MacDougall-Shackleton has been at the Department of Psychology at Western University in London, Canada, since 2002 where he is Professor and has served as Chair of the Department. His research uses evolutionary and ecological approaches to study the mechanisms of bird behaviour, and he has published extensively on topics including vocal learning, seasonal changes in brain and behaviour, and the levels of analysis. He has taught courses on evolution and psychology for two decades.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: FoundationsChapter 1: Introduction to Evolution and Human BehaviourChapter 2: Natural and Sexual SelectionChapter 3: Human OriginsChapter 4: Evolutionary Approaches to the Study of Human BehaviourChapter 5: Development as a Central ProcessPart II: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Social BehaviourChapter 6: Reproductive Behaviour and Mate ChoiceChapter 7: Social Development & Kin-directed BehaviourChapter 8: Families & Groups: Cooperation and ConflictPart III: Evolutionary Perspectives on CognitionChapter 9: Perception and ActionChapter 10: Evolution and CognitionChapter 11: LanguagePart IV: Evolutionary Perspectives on Psychopathology, Motivation and Emotion, Individual Differences, and CultureChapter 12: Evolution and PsychopathologyChapter 13: Motivation, Emotion, and Individual DifferencesChapter 14: Culture and Evolution