List of books and articles about evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary psychological inferences can succeed only if it is possible to determine that particular kinds of behavior are caused by particular psychological structures. Essays on evolution and optimality, edited by john dupre. The evolutionary psychology of social behaviour reciprocity and group behaviour. Evolutionary psychology is the study of a child development. Reciprocal altruism an overview sciencedirect topics. The norm of reciprocity is a social norm, the social expectation that people will respond to each other in kind returning benefits for benefits, and responding with either indifference or hostility to harms. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read trust and reciprocity. Evolutionary psychology is the application of evolutionary theory to the study of human behaviour and makes the claim that our minds evolved to solve specific problems faced by our huntergatherer ancestors in a period known as the eea environment of evolutionary adaptation or adaptedness. He is a well known and respected voice in evolutionary psychology, authored and performed an incredible amount of field research, and has written several books, including the evolution of desire. An accessible introduction to the science of evolutionary psychology and how it explains many aspects of human nature. Aug 31, 2011 so, i offer these three books for your edification.
Evolutionary psychology, which emerged in the late 1980s, is a synthesis of developments in several different fields, including ethology, cognitive psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and social psychology. Human evolutionary psychology is a comprehensive, balanced, and readable introduction to this burgeoning field. In this paper we draw together theoretical and experimental evidence from game theory, evolutionary psychology, and experimental economics to develop a reciprocity framework for understanding the persistence of cooperative outcomes in the face of contrary individual incentives. Evolutionary psychology as the missing link, in the latest and the best. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Evolutionary psychologists seek to understand prosocial behavior at four complementary levels of analysis. We are indebted to the authors for a thoughtful presentation of this developing area of study and for a. In this post i will attempt to clarify the use of the terms reciprocity and interactional synchrony. Mar 26, 2015 if were doing psychology, therefore, then were also doing evolutionary psychology. So it can be a great text to put evolutionary psychology into the greater perspective of brain structure, genes, and biology.
Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective. Jul 14, 2005 buy evolutionary psychology by buss isbn. The original edition was published almost 40 years ago and remains a classic in evolutionary thought. At the base of evolutionary psychology is darwins theory of evolution by natural selection. Gibsons ecological psychology psychology library editions. Reciprocity is a decisive behavioural rule resulting in successful cooperation or deterrence. Reciprocity and interactional synchrony in this post i will attempt to clarify the use of the terms reciprocity and interactional synchrony. The psychological foundations of culture, in barkow, j. Reciprocity is a form of interaction between infant and caregiver involving mutual responsiveness, with both infant and mother responding to each others signals and each elicits a response from the other. Here, we introduce some of the main theories and concepts from evolutionary psychology that may be relevant to the study of organizations. Evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture. Evolutionary psychologists have used the norm of reciprocity to explain altruism by emphasizing our expectations that helping others will increase the likelihood that they will help us in the future.
The underlying justification lies in the human desire to reciprocate kindness and cooperate for survival value has enabled our continued. The evolutionary biology of altruism psychology today. It seeks to identify which human psychological traits are evolved adaptations that is, the functional products of natural selection or sexual selection in human evolution. And when it comes to quality, behave is one of the best sources you can find. Why evolutionary psychology probably isnt possible the. Smiling is an example of reciprocity when a smile occurs in the infant it triggers a smile in the caregiver, and vice versa. So, i offer these three books for your edification. Evolutionary psychology suggests that the human mind consists of evolved. Hamilton 1964, and nonkin reciprocal altruism, trivers 1971. Pdf psychology of reciprocal altruism researchgate.
The purpose of evolutionary psychology is to identify evolved. All of them, however, are distinct from related ideas such as. If presentday human behaviors are caused by psychological structures, and that was. All psychology is evolutionary psychology the evolution. The evolutionary biology of altruism in 1975, harvard biologist e. Evolutionary psychologists use evolutionary theory and evolutionary biology as a metatheoretical framework to generate hypotheses about human psychology and behavior. This is equivalent to the tit for tat strategy in game theory. Human evolutionary psychology 02 edition 9780691096223. Interdisciplinary lessons for experimental research. Wilson published sociobiology, which was viewed by most people at the time to be the most important evolutionary theory since. Unlike many books on the topic,which focus on abstractions like kin selection, this book focuses on darwinian explanations of why we are the way we areemotionally and morally. Jan 09, 2014 written for undergraduate psychology students, and assuming little knowledge of evolutionary science, the third edition of this classic textbook provides an essential introduction to evolutionary psychology. Books about evolutionary psychology written for a general audience.
The ultimate point of the book is drawn from evolutionary psychology, according to which humans tendency for collaboration and reciprocity is an innate trait that. Vengeance psalms and the dark side of reciprocity posted on 5. Altruism, evolutionary psychology, and the genealogy of morals jstor. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Evolutionary psychologists study what people look for in a partner, and how these preferences may have been shaped by evolutionary pressures. Psychologists study processes of sense perception, thinking, learning, cognition, emotions and motivations, personality, abnormal behavior, interactions between individuals, and interactions with the environment. An example of reciprocal altruism is bloodsharing in the vampire. Evolutionary psychology is an approach that views human nature as the product of a universal set of evolved psychological adaptations to recurring problems in the ancestral environment. Reciprocal altruism can explain costly cooperation between nonrelatives.
Interdisciplinary lessons for experimental research ebook written by elinor ostrom, james walker. The simple stepbystep formula for making woman obsess over youthe ultimate dating book for men, attract jawdropping women effortlessly max smith 4. We are indebted to the authors for a thoughtful presentation of this developing area of study and for a unique historical and comparative approach. A simple index of cooperation history was provided by an integer scale running from. We hypothesize, based on the norm of reciprocity gouldner, 1960, that a significant cause of an employees helping behavior is how. Reciprocity is an evolutionary factor that can favor, among others, altruism among kin kin selection. Evolutionary psychology, the study of behaviour, thought, and feeling as viewed through the lens of evolutionary biology.
Its a very good popular introduction to ev psych and ill always have a fondness for it since it was my first introduction to evolutionary psychology as an academic discipline, after reading the mostly. Evolutionary psychology wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Evolutionary psychologists have suggested that reciprocity was clearly present in human beings ancestral past and has contributed to human survival. Evolutionary psychologists presume all human behaviours reflect the influence of physical and psychological predispositions that helped human ancestors survive and reproduce. While the rapidly growing number of books on evolutionary psychology succeed in describing current theoretical thinking, illustrated and supported by empirical studies, this book uses this established basis as a backdrop and starting point for a more focused exploration of practical application. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that.
Evolutionary psychopathology and darwinian medicine. An underlying norm of reciprocity is by itself a powerful engine for motivating, creating, sustaining, and regulating the cooperative behavior required for selfsustaining social organizationsas well as for controlling the damage done by the unscrupulous. In evolutionary biology, reciprocal altruism is a behaviour whereby an organism acts in a. In this paper, a dynamic model is proposed, where reciprocity is described by changes in altruistic ties. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The moral animal is one of many fine popscience books that explore the implications of evolutionary psychology for human behaviour. Multiple steady states may exist in one of which there may be general cooperation and the other being one of universal malice. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
If were doing psychology, therefore, then were also doing evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary simulations showed that cooperation could be established through discriminatory strategies which helped those with higher image scores. Direct reciprocity can lead to the evolution of cooperation only if the. Steven pinker in his book the blank slate argues that in nonstate societies. Alexander j field an exploration of the role of altruism in the discipline of economics. David buss is an evolutionary psychologist and researcher, currently teaching at the university of texas.
A quarter century after the publication of the seminal book, the. Jan 15, 2020 evolutionary psychological inferences can succeed only if it is possible to determine that particular kinds of behavior are caused by particular psychological structures. Laboratory experiments have generally supported the theorem that, in classical property rights environments, noncooperative behavior in markets yields efficient social outcomes. Overall, a must read book for those interested in evolutionary psychology. Based on observations of other species in their natural environments, the evolutionary psychology of human mating tends to lean toward the idea that females are more selective in their partners than males. The new science of evolutionary psychology by robert wright, the b. There are many more that i could suggest, but these are a good start. As such it is an important factor in the social exchanges of many species, including humans, influencing such diverse behavior as helping lorenz 1966. In part ii, the book takes on the biological foundations of trust. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
It seeks to identify which human psychological traits are evolved adaptations that is, the functional products of natural selection or. It is a read that will stretch readers minds a bit, and i think it is an eminently valuable read. Evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture, part ii. Besides the chimpanzee examples noted above, reciprocity in grooming and agonistic support is widespread in nonhuman primates schino, 2007 and interchange of grooming and agonistic support occurs in some other species, although apparent.
In social psychology, reciprocity is a social norm of responding to a positive action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions. Other contributors look at the links between evolution, cognition, and behavior. It seems richard wright conclusions jump a bit less than other writers in the field. The new science of evolutionary psychology by robert wright nonzero. Experiments, however, regularly fail to support the game theoretic prediction of noncooperative behavior in smallgroup strategic. Alevel psychology attachment revision for paper 1 simply. Norm of reciprocity project gutenberg selfpublishing. See the discussions in tit for tat and reciprocity social psychology. The fact that the norm is present in every investigated society suggests that it is a vital component of human interaction. Discover the best evolutionary psychology in best sellers. The development of social institutions can be viewed as attempts to encourage reciprocity.
Why evolutionary psychology probably isnt possible. It combines a sophisticated understanding of the basics of evolutionary theory with a solid grasp of empirical case studies. What are the best books about evolutionary psychology. Adaptationist thinking about physiological mechanisms. Honoring the rule of reciprocation psychology today. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
In evolutionary biology, reciprocal altruism is a form of altruism in which one organism provides a benefit to another in the expectation of future reciprocation. In this third edition to evolutionary psychology, lance workman and will reader clearly explain the essential links among evolutionary principles and behavior. In his book, cialdini makes reference to what he refers to as the rule of reciprocation, which has to do with the universal tendency in human beings to feel compelled to repay or reciprocate. I played strategies of ir against their dr analogues in evolutionary simulations. As a social construct, reciprocity means that in response to friendly actions, people are frequently much nicer and much more cooperative than predicted by the selfinterest model. In this study, we use social exchange theory to investigate why employees help other employees. And since evolutionary psychology is so central to human behavior, it also deals with evolutionary psychology. The new specification for aqa places more emphasis on the formation of attachments and has removed the need to explore the impact of day care.
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