Textbook
Evolutionary Psychology: A Critical IntroductionISBN: 978-1-4051-9122-7
Paperback
392 pages
February 2011, ©2010
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The 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.
This 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.