Evolutionary Psychology The New Science of the Mind 7th Edition By David M. Buss
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The 7th Edition of Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind by David M. Buss is structured systematically around the fundamental adaptive problems humans faced throughout evolutionary history. The book details how human cognition, emotion, and behavior have been shaped by natural and sexual selection. [1, 2, 3]
1. Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology
- Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology: The history of evolutionary biology, the landmarks in psychology, and the synthesis of both fields. [1]
- Evolved Psychological Mechanisms: The core theoretical framework of how the mind processes information to solve survival and reproductive challenges. [1, 2]
- Methods and Data: The empirical tools, cross-cultural strategies, and research designs used to test evolutionary hypotheses. [1]
2. Problems of Survival
- Combating Hostile Forces of Nature: Strategies our ancestors used to find food, select habitats, and avoid environmental dangers. [1, 2]
- Food Acquisition and Selection: Food preferences, the antimicrobial properties of spices, and the adaptive function of pregnancy sickness (the embryo protection hypothesis). [1, 2]
- Fears, Phobias, and Anxieties: Evolved antipredator adaptations, fear of diseases, and human landscape preferences (the Savanna Hypothesis). [1, 2]
3. Challenges of Mating and Sex
- Women’s Long-Term Mating Strategies: Evolutionary preferences for mates with resources, high status, and willingness to invest in offspring.
- Men’s Long-Term Mating Strategies: Preferences for markers of youth, fertility, and reproductive value.
- Short-Term Sexual Strategies: The adaptive costs and benefits of casual sex for both men and women. [1, 2]
4. Parenting and Kinship
- Problems of Parenting: Why mothers tend to provide more parental care than fathers, parental investment choices, and parent-offspring conflict.
- Problems of Kinship: The logic of inclusive fitness, kin recognition mechanisms, and patterns of cooperation or conflict among relatives. [1, 2]
5. Challenges of Group Living
- Cooperative Alliances: The evolution of altruism, social exchange, friendship, and cognitive mechanisms for cheater detection.
- Aggression and Warfare: Aggression as an evolutionary strategy to gain resources, defend against attack, and compete for mates.
- Sexual Conflict: The battle between the sexes over mating control, including jealousy, mate guarding, and deceptive mating tactics.
- Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance: Social hierarchies, the pursuit of status, and submissive strategies. [1, 2, 3, 4]
6. Toward a Unified Psychology
- Integration Across Disciplines: Applying evolutionary concepts to mainstream psychological subfields, including cognitive, developmental, personality, social, and clinical psychology. [1, 2]
New Features in the 7th Edition
The 7th Edition includes tailored updates reflecting contemporary behavior: [1]
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