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Evolutionary Psychology: An Introduction
Evolutionary Psychology: An Introduction

Evolutionary Psychology: An Introduction

by Lance Workman
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Author: Lance Workman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 052180146X
ISBN 13: 978-0521801461

This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the increasingly important and fascinating science of evolutionary psychology, which attempts to understand the mind and behavior in terms of the evolutionary pressures that shaped them. The text carefully integrates evolutionary ideas with those of mainstream academic psychology to complement traditional courses and offers abundant critical evaluation. Topics covered include cognitive and social development, language, emotion, and evolutionary psychopathology. Each chapter features:
  • Preview and list of key terms
  • Text boxes containing interesting supplementary material
  • Summary of key ideas
  • Guide to further reading.
  • Preview and list of key terms
  • Textboxes containing interesting supplementary material
  • Summary of key ideas
  • Guide to further reading

    • About the Author

    Lance Workman is principal lecturer and head of department of psychology at Bath Spa University College. He has written numerous articles on biological psychology and on animal behaviour, and recently wrote the evolutionary psychology section of the Encarta encyclopedia.

    Will Reader is senior lecturer in psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, specialising in developmental psychology, cognitive psychology and human-computer interaction. He has published articles in all these areas.