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The first idea : how symbols, language, and intelligence evolved from our early primate ancestors to modern humans / by Greenspan, Stanley I.; Shanker, Stuart.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-488) and index.Origin of symbols -- Intellectual growth and transformations of emotions during the course of life -- The early stages of emotional regulation, engagement, and signaling : nonhuman primates and the earliest hominids -- Problem-solving collaborations : chimpanzees and early humans -- Symbols, words, and ideas : Archaic H. sapiens and early moderns -- Representation and the beginning of logic Homo sapiens sapiens -- The engine of evolution -- The origins of language -- The role of emotions in language development -- Emotions and the development of intelligence -- How emotional signaling links emotion and cognition and the brain's subsymbolic and symbolic cortical systems : implications for neuroscience and Piaget's cognitive psychology -- Emotional development derailed : pathways to and from autism -- The developmental levels of groups, societies, and cultures -- A new history of history -- Towards a psychology of global interdependency.
Subjects: Evolutionary psychology.;
© 2004., Da Capo Press,
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Why beautiful people have more daughters : from dating, shopping, and praying to going to war and becoming a billionaire ; two evolutionary psychologists explain why we do what we do ; [includes a new afterword] / by Miller, Alan S.; Kanazawa, Satoshi.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-239) and index.
Subjects: Beauty, Personal; Evolutionary psychology.; Sex differences (Psychology); Beauty, Personal Psychological aspects; Evolutionary psychology; Sex differences (Psychology);
© 2008., Perigee Book,
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The consuming instinct : what juicy burgers, Ferraris, pornography, and gift giving reveal about human nature / by Saad, Gad.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Consumers : born and made -- I will survive -- Let's get it on -- We are family -- That's what friends are for -- Cultural products : fossils of the human mind -- Local versus global advertising -- Marketing hope by selling lies -- Darwinian rationale for consumer irrationality -- Darwin in the halls of the business school.What do all successful fast-food restaurants have in common? Why do men's testosterone levels rise when they drive a Ferrari or a Porsche? Why are women more likely to become compulsive shoppers and men more likely to become addicted to pornography? How does the fashion industry play on our innate need to belong? The answer to all of these questions is "the consuming instinct," the underlying evolutionary basis for most of our consumer behavior. In this book, the author, founder of the new field of evolutionary consumption, illuminates the relevance of our biological heritage to our daily lives as consumers. While culture is important, he shows that innate evolutionary forces deeply influence the foods we eat, the gifts we offer, the cosmetics and clothing styles we choose to make ourselves more attractive to potential mates, and even the cultural products that stimulate our imaginations (such as art, music, and religion). This book demonstrates that most acts of consumption can be mapped onto four key Darwinian drives, namely, survival (we prefer foods high in calories); reproduction (we use products as sexual signals); kin selection (we naturally exchange gifts with family members); and reciprocal altruism (we enjoy offering gifts to close friends). The author further highlights the analogous behaviors that exist between human consumers and a wide range of animals. This work, which deals with the biological basis of human behavior and in what makes consumers tick, is of interest to marketing professionals, advertisers, psychology mavens, and consumers themselves.
Subjects: Consumer behavior.; Consumption (Economics); Consumers; Evolutionary psychology.;
© 2011., Prometheus Books,
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The solitary self : Darwin and the selfish gene / by Midgley, Mary,1919-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-147) and index.Introduction -- Pseudo-Darwinism and social atomism -- The background: egoism from Hobbes to R. D. Laing -- The natural springs of morality -- Coming to terms with reason -- Darwin's new broom -- The self's strange adventures -- Conclusion: the wider perspective.Renowned philosopher Mary Midgley explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. Midgley argues cogently and convincingly that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in recent neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Such neatness, she shows, cannot be imposed on human psychology. She returns to Darwin's original writings to show how the reductive individualism which is now presented as Darwinism does not derive from Darwin but from a wider, Hobbesian tradition in Enlightenment thinking. She reveals the selfish gene hypothesis as a cultural accretion that is just not seen in nature. Heroic independence is not a realistic aim for Homo sapiens. We are, as Darwin saw, earthly organisms, framed to interact constantly with one another and with the complex ecosystems of which we are a tiny part. For us, bonds are not just restraints but also lifelines -- Product Description.
Subjects: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.; Self-interest.; Evolution (Biology); Evolutionary psychology.;
© 2010., Acumen,
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Curious behavior : yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond / by Provine, Robert R.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Yawning -- Laughing -- Vocal crying -- Emotional tears -- Whites of the eyes -- Coughing -- Sneezing -- Hiccupping -- Vomiting and nausea -- Tickling -- Itching and scratching -- Farting and belching -- Prenatal behavior."Robert Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread--in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified human behaviors. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be uniquely valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species." -- Back jacket.
Subjects: Human behavior.; Human biology.; Neuropsychology.; Evolutionary psychology.; Behavior.; Eructation.; Flatulence.; Crying.; Sneezing.; Vomiting.;
© c2012., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
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The depths : the evolutionary origins of the depression epidemic / by Rottenberg, Jonathan.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A sweeping new theory about depression argues that effective treatments have been limited by a misperception that the disorder occurs because of psychological or chemical defects, posing the theory that depression is actually caused by severe, evolutionary-based expressions of natural emotions that can be better addressed through alternate treatments."Why are we losing the fight against depression? In this groundbreaking work, psychologist Jonathan Rottenberg explains that despite advances in pharmaceutical science, progress has been hampered by our fundamental misunderstanding of depression as a psychological or chemical defect. Instead, Rottenberg introduces a surprising alternative: that depression is a particularly severe outgrowth of our natural capacity for emotion; it is a low mood gone haywire. Drawing on recent developments in the science of mood-and his own harrowing depressive experience as a young adult-Rottenberg explains depression in evolutionary terms, showing how its dark pull arises from adaptations that evolved to help our ancestors ensure their survival. Weaving together experimental and epidemiological research, clinical observations, and the voices of people who have struggled with depression, The Depths offers a bold new account of why depression endures-and points the way toward new paths for treatment."-
Subjects: Depression, Mental.; Depression, Mental; Mood (Psychology); Psychobiology.; Evolutionary psychology.; Depressive Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Biological Evolution.;
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The tending instinct : how nurturing is essential for who we are and how we live / by Taylor, Shelley E.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-280) and index.Taylor examines stress, relationships, and human society through the special lens of women's biology. She draws on genetics, evolutionary psychology, physiology, and neuroscience to show how this tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception and literally crafts the biology of offspring through genes that rely on caregiving for their expression. Taylor also examines what drives women to seek each other's company, and to tend to the young and the infirm -- acts that greatly benefit the group but often at great cost to the individual.
Subjects: Sociobiology.; Sex differences.; Nurturing behavior.; Stress (Psychology);
© 2002., Times Books,
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The handy psychology answer book / by Cohen, Lisa J.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-482) and index.[1.] Introducing the basics : The basics ; Psychology before psychology ; Psychology in other cultures ; History and pioneers ; Sigmund Freud ; John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner ; Jean Piaget -- [2.] Major movements in psychology : Behaviorism ; Gestalt psychology ; Psychoanalytic theory ; Jungian analytical psychology ; Humanistic theories ; Attachment theory ; Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology ; Neurobiological theories ; Cognitive science ; Psychology as a science ; Psychological tests ; Intelligence testing -- [3.] Brain and behavior : Basic concepts in neuroscience ; The major structures of the brain ; Brain development ; From brain to mind ; The brain as mapmaker ; Sensation and perception ; Motor behavior and intentional action ; Cognition and behavioral control ; Emotions ; Emotion and the limbic system ; Emotions in mammals ; Frontal control of the limbic system ; Neurotransmitters and other brain chemicals ; Impact of the environment on the brain -- [4.] Psychological development across the lifespan : Freud's psychosexual stages ; Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages ; Margaret Mahler ; Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development ; Kohlberg's stages of moral development ; The role of culture ; Infancy ; Toddler years ; Preschool years (3-5) ; School age children (6-11) ; Adolescence (12-18) ; Early adulthood (19-40) ; Middle adulthood (40-60) ; Later adulthood (60 and older) ; The end of life: death and dying -- [5.] The psychology of everyday life: love, marriage, and baby carriage : Love ; Marriage ; Pregnancy ; Parenting ; Families ; Divorce ; Sexuality ; Sexual orientation -- [6.] The psychology of everyday life: motivation and the search for happiness : The psychology of happiness ; Positive psychology ; Happiness across cultures ; The psychology of money ; The biology of money -- [7.] Group dynamics and the public sphere : Group dynamics ; Prejudice and racism ; Morality ; Psychology in the workplace ; Psychology in the public sphere ; Voting behavior -- [8.] Abnormal psychology: mental health and mental illness : Definitions and classifications ; Major mental illnesses ; Disorders of personality ; Substance abuse ; Psychotherapy ; Psychopharmacology ; Popular psychology -- [9.] The psychology of trauma : The psychological impact of trauma ; Child abuse ; Sexual abuse ; Domestic violence -- [10.] Forensic psychology : The psychology of criminal behavior ; Causes of antisocial traits ; Specific forms of crimes ; Mental illness and the law.This book covers the fundamentals and history of psychology, plus the practical psychology behind how people deal with money, sex, morality, family, children, aging, addiction, work, and other everyday issues.
Subjects: Psychology; Psychology;
© c2011., Visible Ink Press,
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Gay, straight, and the reason why : the science of sexual orientation / by LeVay, Simon.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-392) and indexes.What is sexual orientation? -- Why we need biology -- The outline of a theory -- Childhood -- Characteristics of gay and straight adults -- The role of sex hormones -- The role of genes -- The brain -- The body -- The older-brother effect.What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, the author, a neuroscientist summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. He helped create this field in 1991 with a much-publicized study in Science magazine, where he reported on a difference in the brain structure between gay and straight men. Since then, an entire scientific discipline has sprung up around the quest for a biological explanation of sexual orientation. In this book, he provides a clear explanation of where the science stands today, taking the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and family demographics. He describes, for instance, how researchers have manipulated the sex hormone levels of animals during development, causing them to mate preferentially with animals of their own gender. He also reports on the prevalence of homosexual behavior among wild animals, ranging from Graylag geese to the Bonobo chimpanzee. Although many details remain unresolved, the general conclusion is quite clear: A person's sexual orientation arises in large part from biological processes that are already underway before birth. He also makes it clear that these lines of research have a lot of potential because, far from seeking to discover "what went wrong" in the lives of gay people, attempting to develop "cures" for homosexuality, or returning to traditional explanations that center on parent-child relationships, various forms of "training," or early sexual experiences, our modern scientists are increasingly seeing sexual variety as something to be valued, celebrated, and welcomed into society.
Subjects: Sexual orientation.; Sex (Psychology); Sex (Biology);
© 2012., Oxford University Press,
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Psychology & behavioral health, volume 2, Creativity - Hysteria / by Moglia, Paul,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Volume 2 -- Creativity -- Creativity and intelligence -- Creativity: Assessment -- Crisis intervention -- Cross-cultural psychology -- Crowd behavior -- Cultural competence -- Culture and diagnosis -- Culture-bound syndromes -- Data description -- Death and dying -- Deception and lying -- Decision making -- Deductive reasoning -- Defense mechanisms -- Defense reactions: Species-specific -- Dementia -- Denial -- Depression -- Depth and motion perception -- Despair -- Development -- Developmental disabilities -- Developmental methodologies -- Developmental psychology -- Dewey, John -- Diagnosis -- Dialectical behavioral therapy -- Disability: Psychological impact -- Disaster psychology -- Discipline -- Dissociative disorders -- Dix, Dorothea -- Dog psychology -- Dolphin psychology -- Domestic violence -- Down syndrome -- Dreams -- Drive theory -- Drug therapies -- DSM-5 -- DSM-5 controversies -- Dysgraphia -- Dyslexia -- Dysphonia -- Eating disorders -- Ebbinghaus, Hermann -- Ecological psychology -- Educational psychology -- Ego defense mechanisms -- Ego psychology: Erik H. Erikson -- Ego, superego, and id -- Elder abuse -- Elders' mental health -- Electronic media and psychological impact -- Elimination disorders -- Ellis, Albert -- Emotional abuse -- Emotional expression -- Emotional intelligence (EI) -- Emotions -- Encoding -- Endocrine system and behavior -- Endorphins -- Environmental factors and mental health -- Environmental psychology -- Environmental toxicology and mental health -- Erikson, Erik H. -- Ethology -- Evolutionary psychology -- Executive functions -- Exercise addiction.Exercise and mental health -- Existential psychology -- Experimental psychology -- Experimentation: Ethics and participant rights -- Experimentation: Independent, dependent, and -- control variables -- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) -- Eyewitness testimony -- Eysenck, Hans -- Facial feedback -- Factitious disorders -- Families and behavioral addictions -- Families and substance abuse -- Family dynamics -- Family life: Adult issues -- Family life: Children's issues -- Family systems theory -- Father-child relationship -- Fear -- Femininity -- Feminist psychotherapy -- Fetishes -- Field experimentation -- Field theory: Kurt Lewin -- Fight-or-flight response -- Flying phobia -- Forensic psychology -- Forgetting and forgetfulness -- Forgiveness -- Freud, Anna -- Freud, Sigmund -- Freudian psychology -- Fromm, Erich -- Frontotemporal dementia (Pick's Disease) -- Gambling -- Games and mental health -- Gender differences -- Gender identity disorder -- Gender identity formation -- Gender roles and gender role conflicts -- General adaptation syndrome (GAS) -- General aptitude test battery (GATB) -- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) -- Genetics and mental health -- Geriatric psychological disorders -- Gesell, Arnold -- Gestalt therapy -- Giftedness -- Gilligan, Carol -- Gonads -- Gossip -- Grammar and speech -- Gratitude -- Grieving -- Group decision making -- Group therapy -- Groups -- Guilt -- Habituation and sensitization -- Hall, G. Stanley -- Hallucinations -- Hate crimes: Psychological causes and effects -- Health insurance -- Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) -- Health psychology -- Hearing -- Help-seeking -- Helping -- Hierarchy of needs -- Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) -- Hoarding -- Holland, John L. -- Homelessness: Psychological causes and effects -- Homosexuality -- Hope -- Hope and mental health -- Hormones and behavior -- Horney, Karen -- Hospice -- Hull, Clark L. -- Human resource training and development.Humanistic psychology -- Humanistic trait models: Gordon Allport -- Hunger -- Hypnosis -- Hypochondriasis, conversion and somatization -- Hypothesis development and testing -- Hysteria.Provides a comprehensive five-volume set that covers not only the history of the field and the core aspects of behaviorism, cognitive psychology, and psychoanalytic psychology, but also diagnoses, disorders, treatment, assessment, and notable individuals in the field.10-A.Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Psychology, Applied; Mental health; Mental illness; Medicine and psychology; Applied psychology; Mental health; Mental illness; Medicine;
On-line resources: https://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/PBH5e -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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