Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective (Elements in Child Development) - Softcover

Book 1 of 14: Elements in Child Development

Bjorklund, David F.

 
9781108791502: Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective (Elements in Child Development)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1108791506 ISBN 13: 9781108791502
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Natural selection has operated as strongly or more so on the early stages of the lifespan as on adulthood. One evolved feature of human childhood is high levels of behavioral, cognitive, and neural plasticity, permitting children to adapt to a wide range of physical and social environments. Taking an evolutionary perspective on infancy and childhood provides a better understanding of contemporary human development, predicting and understanding adult behavior, and explaining how changes in the early development of our ancestors produced contemporary Homo sapiens.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108791506
ISBN 13 
9781108791502
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
94