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The second edition of evolutionary psychology is the only book on the market that shows the relevance of evolutionary thinking to the entire range of psychological phenomena, and it does so at a level appropriate for readers new to the field. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. Professor gaulin has two crossfertilizing research interests. On the method of evolutionary psychology and its applicability to. See cognitive adaptations for gatheringrelated navigation in humans by max krasnow, danielle truxaw, steven gaulin, joshua new, hiroki ozono, shota uono, taiji ueno, and kazusa minemoto in evolution and human behavior, january 2011. Gaulin1 abstract it is widely claimed that in wellnourished populations, very low female waisthip ratios whrs together with low body mass. Evolutionary psychology gaulin pdf myparis evolutionary psychology steven j. Evolutionary psychology ep focuses a darwinian lens on the wide range of subjects addressed.
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Steven gaulin department of anthropology uc santa barbara. How to really get evolutionary psychology psychology today. Steven j c gaulin at university of california, santa barbara. Evolutionary psychology is consequently portrayed as an explanatory science and the key to unlocking the mystery of where we came from, how we arrived at our current state, and what defines who we are. The evolutionary psychology of emotions and behavior. A video about evolutionary psychology, that hopefully explains the basics and dispels a few myths. Gladue sexual selection theory provides a powerful model for the analysis of psychological sex. Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain useful mental and psychological traitssuch as memory, perception, or languageas adaptations, i. Caring for others, and not just for oneself, seems to be a decrease of fitness. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. The evolutionary psychology of emotions and behavior martie g. Sep 05, 2015 an afterword by richard dawkins provides some final thoughts from the renowned writer and exponent of evolutionary theory.
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