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David Buss :
Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology
The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology
Landmarks in the History of Evolutionary Thinking
Evolution before
Darwin
Darwin's Theory of
Natural Selection
Darwin's Theory of
Sexual Selection
The Role of Natural and Sexual Selection in Evolutionary Theory
The Modern Synthesis:
Genes and Particulate Inheritance
The
Ethology Movement
The
Inclusive fitness Revolution
Clarifying
Adaptation and Natural Selection
Trivers's Seminal Theories
The
Sociobiology Controversy
Common Misunderstandings about Evolutionary Theory
Misunderstanding 1: Human Behavior is
Genetically Determined
Misunderstanding 2: If It's Evolutionary, We Can't Change It
Misunderstanding 3: Current Mechanisms are Optimally Designed
Milestones in the Origins of Modern Humans
Out of Africa versus Multiregional Origins: The Origins of Modern Humans
Landmarks in the Field of Psychology
Freud 's
Psychoanalytic Theory
William James and the Psychology of
Instincts
The Rise of
Behaviorism
The Astonishing Discoveries of Cultural Variability
The
Garcia Effect , Prepared Fears, and the Decline of
Radical Behaviorism
Peering into the Black Box: The Cognitive Revolution
The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
The Origins of Human Nature
The Core of Human Nature: Fundamentals of Evolved Psychological Mechanisms
Methods for Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses
Sources of Data for Testing Evolutionary
Identifying Adaptive Problems
Problems of Survival
Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems
Food aquisition and Selection
Finding a Place to Live: Shelter and Landscape Preferences
Combating Predators and Other Environmental Dangers: Fears, Phobias, Anxieties, and "Evolutionary Memories"
Are Humans Programmed to Die?
Challenges of Sex and Mating
Women's Long-Term Mating Strategies
Theoretical Background for Evolution of Mate Preferences
The Content of Women's Mate Preferences
Context Effects on Women's Mate Preferences
How Women's Mate Preferences Affect Actual Mating Behavior
Men's Long-Term Mating Strategies
Theoretical Background for the Evolution of Men's Mate Preferences
The Content of Men's Mate Preferences
Context Effects on Men's Mating Behavior
Effect of Men's Preferences on Actual Mating Behavior
Short-Term Sexual Strategies
Theories of Men's Short-Term Mating
Evidence for an Evolved Short-Term Mating Psychology
Women's Short-Term Mating
Context Effects on Short-Term Mating
Challenges of Parenting and Kinship
Problems of Parenting
Why Do Mothers Provide More Paternal Care Than Fathers?
An Evolutionary Perspective on Parental Care
The Theory of Parent-Offspring Conflict
Problems of Kinship
Theory and Implications of Inclusive Fitness
Empirical Findings that Support the Implications of Inclusive Fitness Theory
Problems of Group Living
Cooperative Alliances
The Evolution of Cooperation
Examples of Cooperation in Nature
Aggression and Warfare
Aggression as a Solution to Adaptive Problems
Why Are Men More Violently Aggressive Than Women
Empirical Evidence for Distinct Adaptive Patterns of Aggression
Conflict between the Sexes
Strategic Interference Theory
Conflict about the Occurence and Timing of Sex
Jealous Conflict
From Vigilance to Violence: Tactics of Mate Retention
Conflict over Access to Resources
Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance
The Emergence of Dominance Hierarchies
Dominance and Status in Nonhuman Animals
Evolutionary Theories of Dominance and Status
An Integrated Psychological Science
Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Cognitive Psychology
Evolutionary Social Psychology
Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Personality Psychology
Evolutionary Clinical Psychology
Evolutionary Cultural Psychology
Toward a Unified Psychology