About the Book: Evolution and Psychology
Evolution and Psychology is a critical exploration of how evolutionary
approaches can be used to understand the human mind and behaviour.
Written for undergraduate students in the social sciences, this text provides an
accessible introduction to foundational concepts in evolutionary biology. It
then explores evolutionary perspectives on key psychological topics such as
cognition, development, group dynamics, mate choice, language and communication,
psychopathology, and culture. An interdisciplinary approach is woven throughout,
integrating evolutionary psychology with insights from behavioural ecology,
anthropology, genetics, and neuroscience.
You will learn to think critically about evolutionary explanations, with Warning
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