The handbook of evolutionary psychology / edited by David M. Buss.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Front Matter -- Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology / David M Buss -- Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology / John Tooby, Leda Cosmides -- Life History Theory and Evolutionary Psychology / Hillard S Kaplan, Steven W Gangestad -- Domain Specificity and Intuitive Ontology / Pascal Boyer, H Clark Barrett -- Methods of Evolutionary Sciences / Jeffry A Simpson, Lorne Campbell -- Controversial Issues in Evolutionary Psychology / Edward H Hagen -- Survival / David M Buss -- Locating Places / Irwin Silverman, Jean Choi -- Adaptations to Predators and Prey / H Clark Barrett -- Adaptations to Dangers from Humans / Joshua D Duntley -- Mating / David M Buss -- Fundamentals of Human Mating Strategies / David P Schmitt -- Physical Attractiveness in Adaptationist Perspective / Lawrence S Sugiyama -- Adaptations to Ovulation / Steven W Gangestad, Randy Thornhill, Christine E Garver-Apgar -- Female Infidelity and Sperm Competition / Todd K Shackelford, Nicholas Pound, Aaron T Goetz, Craig W Lamunyon -- Sexual Coercion / Neil M Malamuth, Mark Huppin, Bryant Paul -- Commitment, Love, and Mate Retention / Lorne Campbell, Bruce J Ellis -- Parenting and Kinship / Martin Daly, Margo Wilson -- Cooperation and Conflict among Kin / Jeffrey A Kurland, Steven J C Gaulin -- Evolution of Paternal Investment / David C Geary -- Parental Investment and Parent-Offspring Conflict / Catherine Salmon -- Altruism and Genetic Relatedness / Eugene Burnstein -- Hormones and the Human Family / Mark V Flinn, Carol V Ward, Robert J Noone -- Group Living / David M Buss -- Neurocognitive Adaptations Designed for Social Exchange / Leda Cosmides, John Tooby -- Aggression / Anne Campbell -- Managing Ingroup and Outgroup Relationships / Robert Kurzban, Steven Neuberg -- Dominance, Status, and Social Hierarchies / Denise Cummins -- The Evolution of Language / Peter F Macneilage, Barbara L Davis -- The Evolution of Cognitive Bias / Martie G Haselton, Daniel Nettle, Paul W Andrews -- The Evolution of Morality / Dennis Krebs -- Evolutionizing Traditional Disciplines of Psychology / David M Buss -- Evolutionary Cognitive Psychology / Peter M Todd, Ralph Hertwig, Ulrich Hoffrage -- Evolutionary Social Psychology / Douglas T Kenrick, Jon K Maner, Norman P Li -- Evolutionary Developmental Psychology / David F Bjorklund, Carlos Hernández Blasi -- Evolutionary Personality Psychology / Aurelio José Figueredo, Jon A Sefcek, Geneva Vasquez, Barbara H Brumbach, James E King, W Jake Jacobs -- Biological Function and Dysfunction / Jerome C Wakefield -- Evolutionary Psychology and Mental Health / Randolph M Nesse -- Applications of Evolutionary Psychology to other Disciplines / David M Buss -- Literature and Evolutionary Psychology / Joseph Carroll -- Evolutionary Psychology and the Law / Owen D Jones.

The foundations of practice and the most recent discoveries in theintriguing newfield of evolutionary psychology Why is the mind designed the way it is? How does input from the environment interact with the mind to produce behavior? By taking aim at such questions, the science of evolutionary psychology has emerged as a vibrant new discipline producing groundbreaking insights. In The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, leading contributors discuss the foundations of the field as well as recent discoveries currently shaping this burgeoning area of psychology.

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