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This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the increasingly important and fascinating science of evolutionary psychology, which attempts to understand the mind and behavior in terms of the evolutionary pressures that shaped them. The text carefully integrates evolutionary ideas with those of mainstream academic psychology to complement traditional courses and offers abundant critical evaluation. Topics covered include cognitive and social development, language, emotion, and evolutionary psychopathology. Each chapter features: Preview and list of key terms Text boxes containing interesting supplementary material Summary of key ideas Guide to further reading.
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About the Author:
Lance Workman is principal lecturer and head of department of psychology at Bath Spa University College. He has written numerous articles on biological psychology and on animal behaviour, and recently wrote the evolutionary psychology section of the Encarta encyclopedia.
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'... Lance Workman and Will Reader's textbook is a godsend.' Times Higher Education Supplement '... a well written and wide-ranging account ... the arguments are generally balanced and well set out ...'. TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution 'This is a comprehensive and eminently readable introduction to an intriguing new branch of science.' Western Daily Press
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 052180146X
- ISBN 13 9780521801461
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages428
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