Research: AN234: Evolutionary Psychology (Summer/Fall 2023): About Evolutionary Psychology

What's Evolutionary Psychology?

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This guide provides selected course-specific resources for AN234: Evolutionary Psychology

The expression of the emotions in man and animals (Darwin Online)
On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life (Internet Archive)
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex This edition is a facsimile reprint of the first printing of the first edition (1871), not previously available in paperback. The work is divided into two parts.
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Part One marshals behavioral and morphological evidence to argue that humans evolved from other animals. Part Two is an extended discussion of the differences between the sexes of many species and how they arose as a result of selection.

See more of Darwin's works at Darwin Online

Human Generosity with Drs. Athena Aktipis and Lee Cronk (Human Biology Association) This week, Chris and Cara chat with Drs. Athena Aktipis, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, and Lee Cronk, Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, to discuss their research with the Human Generosity Project.

Contact:

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This guide was originally authored by Chris Smith, April, 2023.