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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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
textbook
author David M. Buss
emphasizes adaptationist perspective on the mind
environment of evolutionary adaptedness
modularity of mental mechanisms
explains human behavior through evolutionary adaptation
human thought through evolutionary theory
field cognitive science
evolutionary biology
psychology
firstEditionPublicationDecade 1990s
focusesOn adaptive problems faced by ancestral humans
design features of the human mind
proximate psychological mechanisms
ultimate evolutionary explanations of behavior
genre evolutionary psychology literature
psychology textbook
hasEdition multiple revised editions
includes applications to modern human behavior
empirical research findings
theoretical foundations of evolutionary psychology
intendedAudience graduate students
researchers in evolutionary biology
researchers in psychology
undergraduate students
language English
notableFor comprehensive coverage of mating and sexuality
influence on the popularization of evolutionary psychology
systematic integration of evolutionary theory with psychology
subject adaptation
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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evolutionary psychology hasKeyText Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
David M. Buss notableWork Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind