Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology

Book Overview

Evolutionary psychology is concerned with the adaptive problems early humans faced in ancestral human environments, the nature of the psychological mechanisms natural selection shaped to deal with those ancient problems, and the ability of the resulting evolved psychological mechanisms to deal with the problems people face in the modern world. Evolutionary psychology is currently advancing our understanding of altruism, moral behavior, family violence,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805859578
• ISBN13: 9780805859577
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 9.8"