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Adaptive origins : evolution and human development
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Adaptive origins : evolution and human development

Author: Peter LaFreniere
Publisher: New York : Psychology Press, 2010.
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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.
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
LaFreniere, Peter.
Adaptive origins.
New York : Psychology Press, 2010
(DLC) 2010020434
(OCoLC)631747017
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Peter LaFreniere
ISBN: 9780203847992 0203847997
OCLC Number: 705930644
Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 394 p.) : ill.
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.
Responsibility: Peter LaFreniere.

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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.
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"[Adaptive Origins is] relevant to anyone interested in people, not only speech and language therapists ... this is a hugely interesting book." - Katie Cullian, pediatric speech and language Read more...

 
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