Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
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"Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind" is a foundational textbook by David M. Buss that explains human thought and behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory and adaptation.
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| Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind Context triple: [evolutionary psychology, hasKeyText, Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind]
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Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
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evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
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Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is Charles Darwin’s 1871 book that applies evolutionary theory to human origins and develops his influential theory of sexual selection.
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Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind Target entity description: "Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind" is a foundational textbook by David M. Buss that explains human thought and behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory and adaptation.
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A.
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
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B.
evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
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C.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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D.
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is Charles Darwin’s 1871 book that applies evolutionary theory to human origins and develops his influential theory of sexual selection.
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E.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ textbook ⓘ |
| author | David M. Buss ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
adaptationist perspective on the mind
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environment of evolutionary adaptedness ⓘ modularity of mental mechanisms ⓘ |
| explains |
human behavior through evolutionary adaptation
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human thought through evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive science
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evolutionary biology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptive problems faced by ancestral humans
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design features of the human mind ⓘ proximate psychological mechanisms ⓘ ultimate evolutionary explanations of behavior ⓘ |
| genre |
evolutionary psychology literature
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psychology textbook ⓘ |
| hasEdition | multiple revised editions ⓘ |
| includes |
applications to modern human behavior
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empirical research findings ⓘ theoretical foundations of evolutionary psychology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students
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researchers in evolutionary biology ⓘ researchers in psychology ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of mating and sexuality
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influence on the popularization of evolutionary psychology ⓘ systematic integration of evolutionary theory with psychology ⓘ |
| subject |
adaptation
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aggression ⓘ cooperation ⓘ emotion ⓘ evolutionary psychology ⓘ family relationships ⓘ human behavior ⓘ human cognition ⓘ jealousy ⓘ life history theory ⓘ mating strategies ⓘ natural selection ⓘ parental investment ⓘ psychological mechanisms ⓘ sexual selection ⓘ status and social hierarchies ⓘ |
| usedAs | core textbook in evolutionary psychology courses ⓘ |
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