Ciba Foundation Symposium 208 - Characterizing Human Psychological Adaptations

Copyright © Ciba Foundation 1997

Ciba Foundation Symposium 208 - Characterizing Human Psychological Adaptations

Editor(s): Gregory R. Bock, Gail Cardew

Published Online: 28 SEP 2007

Print ISBN: 9780471977674

Online ISBN: 9780470515372

DOI: 10.1002/9780470515372

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This book contains chapters by some of the leading figures in the field of evolutionary psychology. The latest data are presented on evolutionary theories in perception, information, various aspects of social behaviour, language, learning and aggression. A common theme running through the printed discussions in this book is the important problem of how we can develop and test rigorous characterizations of evolved mental adaptations.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–viii)

    2. Introduction (pages 1–3)

      Martin Daly

    3. The Concept of an Evolved Adaptiation (pages 4–22)

      Randy Thornhill

    4. The Genetic Basis of Human Scientific Knowledge (pages 23–38)

      Roger N. Shepard

    5. Evolutionary Conflicts and Adapted Psychologies (pages 39–50)

      Anders Pape Møller

    6. Normative and Descriptive Models of Decision Making: Time Discounting and Risk Sensitivity (pages 51–70)

      Alex Kacelnik

    7. Mate Choice: From Sexual Cues to Cognitive Adaptations (pages 71–94)

      Geoffrey F. Miller

    8. Tinkering with Minds from the Past (pages 95–131)

      Marc D. Hauser

    9. Dissecting the Computational Architecture of Social Inference Mechanisms (pages 132–161)

      Leda Cosmides and John Tooby

    10. Language as a Psychological Adaptation (pages 162–180)

      Steven Pinker

    11. Cross-Species Comparisons (pages 181–194)

      David F. Sherry

    12. Cross-Cultural Patterns and the Search for Evolved Psychological Mechanisms (pages 195–211)

      Steven J. C. Gaulin

    13. Evolutionary Psychology and Genetic Variation: Non-Adaptive, Fitness-Related and Adaptive (pages 212–230)

      Steven W. Gangestad

    14. Evolution and Human Choice Over Time (pages 231–252)

      Alan R. Rogers

    15. Relationship-Specific Social Psychological Adaptations (pages 253–268)

      Margo Wilson and Martin Daly

    16. Bird Song Learning as an Adaptive Strategy (pages 269–285)

      Michael D. Beecher, S. Elizabeth Campbell and J. Cully Nordby

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      Index of Contributors (page 286)

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      Subject Index (pages 287–297)

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