Evolutionary Psychology: A Beginner's GuideSimon and Schuster, 1 Mar 2005 - 240 sayfa Evolutionary Psychology: A Beginner’s Guide is a uniquely accessible yet comprehensive guide to the study of the effects of evolutionary theory on human behaviour. Written specifically for the general reader, and for entry-level students, it covers all the most important elements of this interdisciplinary subject, from the role of evolution in our selection of partner, to the influence of genetics on parenting. The book draws widely on examples, case studies and background facts to convey a substantial amount of information, and is authored by the UK’s leading experts in the field, from the only dedicated research and teaching institute. |
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... behave in a way that increases the number of their descendants in future generations can be considered to have higher fitness, this does not mean that the actual goal of that behaviour is the maximization of fitness.
... behave in a way that increases the number of their descendants in future generations can be considered to have higher fitness, this does not mean that the actual goal of that behaviour is the maximization of fitness.
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... increase their fitness (the number of descendents they leave), even though that is their eventual consequence. The achievement of a much more proximate goal can have fitness-enhancing effects, but there need be no direct link between ...
... increase their fitness (the number of descendents they leave), even though that is their eventual consequence. The achievement of a much more proximate goal can have fitness-enhancing effects, but there need be no direct link between ...
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... increase in numbers and produce far more offspring than can ever give rise to breeding individuals (just think of frogspawn, for example) – the Principle of Adaptation. Consequence: As a result of being more effective competitors, some ...
... increase in numbers and produce far more offspring than can ever give rise to breeding individuals (just think of frogspawn, for example) – the Principle of Adaptation. Consequence: As a result of being more effective competitors, some ...
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... increase the survival and reproductive success of those organisms relative to those that did not possess it (or which possessed inferior versions of it). A second important consequence of Darwin's position was that it made 'group ...
... increase the survival and reproductive success of those organisms relative to those that did not possess it (or which possessed inferior versions of it). A second important consequence of Darwin's position was that it made 'group ...
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... increase the replicators' ability to reproduce and leave as many descendants as possible. For supposedly advocating 'genetic determinism', Dawkins came in for a lot of misguided abuse, mostly from people who didn't take the trouble to ...
... increase the replicators' ability to reproduce and leave as many descendants as possible. For supposedly advocating 'genetic determinism', Dawkins came in for a lot of misguided abuse, mostly from people who didn't take the trouble to ...
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Genes development and instinct | |
How to make us human | |
Choosing mates | |
The dilemmas of parenthood | |
The social whirl | |
Language and culture 9 The uniqueness of human being | |
Virtual worlds | |
The science of morality | |
Glossary | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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Evolutionary Psychology: A Beginner's Guide Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar,Louise Barrett,John Lycett Metin Parçacığı görünümü - 2005 |
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