03172nam 2200649 a 450 991101922570332120200520144314.09786612348044978128234804212823480439780470515372047051537697804705153890470515384(CKB)1000000000377101(EBL)470480(SSID)ssj0000291259(PQKBManifestationID)11245808(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000291259(PQKBWorkID)10254026(PQKB)10977282(MiAaPQ)EBC470480(OCoLC)181372428(Perlego)2753860(EXLCZ)99100000000037710120090715d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCharacterizing human psychological adaptationsChichester, West Sussex John WIley & Songs Ltd.19971 online resource (306 p.)Ciba Foundation symposium ;208Description based upon print version of record.9780471977674 0471977675 Includes bibliographical references and index.CHARACTERIZING HUMAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS; Contents; Participants; Introduction; The concept of an evolved adaptation; The genetic basis of human scientific knowledge; Evolutionary conflicts and adapted psychologies; Normative and descriptive models of decision making: time discounting and risk sensitivity; Mate choice: from sexual cues to cognitive adaptations; General discussion I; Tinkering with minds from the past; Dissecting the computational architecture of social inference mechanisms; Language as a psychological adaptation; Cross-species comparisonsCross-cultural patterns and the search for evolved psychological mechanismsEvolutionary psychology and genetic variation: non-adaptive, fitness-related and adaptive; Evolution and human choice over time; Relationship-specific social psychological adaptations; Bird song learning as an adaptive strategy; Final general discussion; Index of contributors; Subject indexThis 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.Ciba Foundation symposium ;208.Genetic psychologyAdaptability (Psychology)Genetic psychology.Adaptability (Psychology)150155.7Ciba Foundation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911019225703321Characterizing human psychological adaptations4419398UNINA