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Author LaFreniere, Peter.

Title Adaptive origins : evolution and human development / Peter LaFreniere.

Publication Info. New York : Psychology Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 394 pages) : illustrations
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Physical Medium polychrome
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Chapter 1. Evolutionary Theory -- Chapter 2. Contemporary Evolutionary Perspectives -- Chapter 3. The Genetic Basis of Evolution and Behavior -- Chapter 4. Human Origins -- Chapter 5. Brain Evolution and Development -- Chapter 6 Hormones and Behavior -- Chapter 7. Facial Expressions and Basic Emotions in Infancy -- Chapter 8. Attachment in Infancy -- Chapter 9. Theory of Mind and Language -- Chapter 10. Sex Differences -- Chapter 11. Mate Choice and Reproductive Strategies -- Chapter 12. Darwinian Medicine and Evolutionary Psychology -- Chapter 13. Altruism, Cooperation, and Competition.
Summary This textbook enables students to rethink traditional psychology by grounding it in the natural sciences with the understanding that evolutionary and developmental processes work together with culture to solve the key problems of human adaptation in any s.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Evolutionary psychology.
Evolutionary psychology.
Developmental psychology.
Developmental psychology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: LaFreniere, Peter. Adaptive origins. New York : Psychology Press, 2010 9780805860122 (DLC) 2010020434 (OCoLC)631747017
ISBN 9780203847992 (electronic book)
0203847997 (electronic book)
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