Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind

Where did we come from?What is our connection with other life forms?What are the mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being?Evolutionary psychology is a revolutionary new science, a true synthesis of modern principles of psychology and evolutionary biology.

Since the publication of the awardwinning first edition of Evolutionary Psychology, there has been an explosion of research within the field.

In this book, David M.

Buss examines human behavior from an evolutionary perspective, providing students with the conceptual tools needed to study evolutionary psychology and apply them to empirical research on the human mind.This edition contains expanded coverage of cultural evolution, with a new section on culturegene coevolution, additional studies discussing interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals, expanded discussions of evolutionary hypotheses that have been empirically disconfirmed, and much more!Evolutionary Psychology features a wealth of studentfriendly pedagogy including criticalthinking questions and case study boxes designed to show how to apply evolutionary psychology to reallife situations.

It is an invaluable resource for undergraduates studying psychology, biology and anthropology.See "" below for new, including and Instructors Manual and.