The Functional Mind: Readings in Evolutionary Psychology

The evolutionary perspective on psychology has the power to fundamentally change how you understand yourself, your fellow humans, and your relationship to the birds, the bees, and your pet dog. Getting a good grasp on this perspective is like turning on a light inside your head: It is both illuminating and exciting. And once people get it—that is, once they understand how to think in evolutionary terms—they never turn back. This book introduces readers to a number of modern classics — research papers applying evolutionary concepts to the whole range of topics in psychology, including psychopathology, development, learning, cognition, motivation, personality and social psychology. The list of authors includes Steven Pinker, Leda Cosmides, Martin Seligman, Eleanor Rosch, Paul Ekman, David Buss, Martin Daly, Josef Shepher, and Franz deWaal. The articles include a number of modern classics by prominent authors in evolutionary psychology: MOTIVATION AND EMOTION — The Evolution of Happiness, by David M. Buss — Hunger, Eating, and Ill Health, by J. P. J. Pinel, Sunaina Assanand, and Darrin R. Lehman PSYCHOPATHOLOGY — Psychoactive Drug Use in Evolutionary Perspective, by Randolph M. Nesse and Kent C. Berridge — Evolutionary Social Psychology and Family Homicide, by Martin Daly and Margo Wilson SENSATION, PERCEPTION, AND PHYSIOLOGY — @#147Hawk-Eyed,” in The Birder¿s Handbook, by Paul R. Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye — Natural Categories, by Eleanor H. Rosch LEARNING — Biological Boundaries of Learning: The Sauce-Bérnaise Syndrome, by Martin E. P. Seligman and Joanne L. Hager — Illness-Induced Aversions in Rat and Quail: Relative Salience of Visual and Gustatory Cues, Hardy C. Wilcoxon, William B. Dragoin, and Paul A. Kral MEMORY AND COGNITION — The Hunter-Gatherer Theory of Spatial Sex Differences: Proximate Factors Mediating the Female Advantage in Recall of Object Arrays, by Marion Eals and Irwin Silverman — Cross-Cultural Evidence of Cognitive Adaptations for Social Exchange among the Shiwiar of Ecuadorian Amazonia, by Lawrence S. Sugiyama, John Tooby, and Leda Cosmides — Error Management Theory: A New Perspective on Biases in Cross-Sex Mind Reading, by Martie G. Haselton and David M. Buss LANGUAGE AND NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR — Constants across Cultures in the Face and Emotion, by Paul Ekman and Wallace V. Friesen — Language as an Adaptation to the Cognitive Niche, by Steven Pinker — Nonverbal Courtship Patterns in Women, by Monica M. Moore AGGRESSION — Competitiveness, Risk Taking, and Violence: The Young Male Syndrome, by Margo Wilson and Martin Daly — A Few Good Men: Evolutionary Psychology and Female Adolescent Aggression, by Anne Campbell PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR — Nepotism and the Evolution of Alarm Calls, by Paul W. Sherman — Primates—A Natural Heritage of Conflict Resolution, by Frans B. M. de Waal MATE SELECTION — Mate Selection among Second Generation Kibbutz Adolescents and Adults: Incest Avoidance and Negative Imprinting, by Joseph Shepher — Evolution, Traits, and the Stages of Human Courtship: Qualifying the Parental Investment Model, by Douglas T. Kenrick, Edward K. Sadalla, Gary Groth, and Melanie R. Trost MATING RELATIONSHIPS — Sociosexuality and Romantic Partner Choice, by Jeffry A. Simpson and Steven W. Gangestad — Sex Differences in Jealousy: Evolution, Physiology, and Psychology, by David M. Buss, Randy J. Larsen, Drew Westen, and Jennifer Semmelroth — Evolution and Social Cognition: Contrast Effects as a Function of Sex, Dominance, and Physical Attractiveness, by Douglas T. Kenrick, Steven L. Neuberg, Kristin L. Zierk, and Jacquelyn M. Krones CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY RELATIONS — What Is a Good Mother? Adaptive Variation in Maternal Behavior of Primates, by Lynn A. Fairbanks — Evolution and Developmental Sex Differences, by David C. Geary — On the Importance of Kin Relations to Canadian Women and Men, by Catherine A. Salmon and Martin Daly

Table of Contents:
1. Motivation & Emotion. a. Buss, D. M. (2000). The evolution of happiness. American Psychologist, 55, 15-23. b. Pinel, J. P. J., Assanand, S. & Lehman, D. R. (2000). Hunger, Eating, and Ill Health. American Psychologist, 55, 1105-1116. 2. Psychopathology. a. Nesse, R. M., & Berridge, K. C. (1997). Psychoactive drug use in evolutionary perspective. Science, 278, 63-66. b. Daly, M., & Wilson, M. (1988). Evolutionary social psychology and family homicide. Science, 242, 519-524. 3. Sensation, Perception & Physiology. a. Ehrlich, P.R., Dobkin, D.S., & Wheye, D. (1988). Hawk-eyed. Pp. 229 & 231 in The Birder's Handbook: A field guide to the natural history of North American birds. New York: Simon & Schuster. b. Rosch, E. H. (1973). Natural categories. Cognitive Psychology, 4, 328-350. c. Thornhill, R., & Gangestad, S. W. (1994). Scent of symmetry: A human sex pheromone that signals fitness? Ethology and Sociobiology, 20, 175-202. 4. Learning. a. Seligman, M. E. P., & Hager, J. L. (Aug, 1972). Biological boundaries of learning: The sauce-bernaise syndrome. Psychology Today, pp. 59-61, 84-87. b. Wilcoxon, H. C., Dragoin, W. B., & Kral, P. A. (1971). Illness-induced aversions in rat and quail: Relative salience of visual and gustatory cues. Science, 171, 826-828. 5. Memory & Cognition. a. Silverman, I, Choi, J., Mackewn, A., Fisher, M., Moro, J., & Olshansky, E. (2000). Evolved mechanisms underlying wayfinding: Further studies on the hunter-gatherer theory of spatial sex differences. Evolution and Human Behavior, 21, 201-213. b. Eals, M., & Silverman, I. (1994). The hunter-gatherer theory of spatial sex differences: Proximate factors mediating the female advantage in recall of object arrays. Ethology and Sociobiology, 15, 95-105. c. Sugiyama, L.S., Tooby, J. & Cosmides, L. (2002). Cross-cultural evidence of cognitive adaptations for social exchange among the Shiwiar of Ecuadorian Amazonia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99, 11537-11542. d. Haselton, M. G., & Buss, D. M. (2000). Error management theory: A new perspective on biases in cross-sex mind reading. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 81-91. 6. Language and Nonverbal Behavior a. Ekman, P., & Friesen, W. V. (1971). Constants across cultures in the face and emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 17, 124-129. b. Pinker, S. (2003). Language as an adaptation to the cognitive niche. M. Christiansen & S. Kirby (Eds.), Language Evolution: Reports from the Research Frontier. New York: Oxford University Press. c. Moore, M. M. (1985). Nonverbal courtship patterns in women. Ethology and Sociobiology, 6, 237-247. 7. Aggression and Intergroup Conflict a. Wilson, M., & Daly, M. (1985). Competitiveness, risk taking, and violence: The young male syndrome. Ethology and Sociobiology, 6, 59-73. b. Campbell, A. (1995). A few good men: Evolutionary psychology and female adolescent aggression. Ethology and Sociobiology, 16, 99-123. 8. Prosocial Behavior. a. Sherman, P. W. (1977). Nepotism and the evolution of alarm calls. Science, 197, 1246-1253. b. Burnstein, E., Crandall, C., & Kitayama, S. (1994). Some neo-Darwinian decision rules for altruism: Weighing cues for includsive fitness as a function of the biological importance of the decision. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 67, 773-789. c. deWaal, F.B.M. (2000). Primates - A natural heritage of conflict resolution. Science, 289: 586-590. 9. Mate Selection. a. Shepher, J. (1971). Mate selection among second generation kibbutz adolescents and adults: Incest avoidance and negative imprinting. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1, 293-307. b. Kenrick. D. T., Sadalla, E. K., Groth, G., & Trost, M. R. (1990). Evolution, traits, and the stages of human courtship: Qualifying the parental investment model. Journal of Personality, 58, 97-117. 10. Mating Relationships. a. Simpson, J. A., & Gangestad, S. W. (1992). Sociosexuality and romantic partner choice. Journal of Personality, 60, 31-51. b. Buss, D. M., Larsen, R. J., Westen, D., & Semmelroth, J. (1992). Sex differences in jealousy: Evolution, physiology, and psychology. Psychological Science, 3, 251-255. c. Kenrick, D. T., Neuberg, S. L., Zierk, K. L., & Krones, J. M. (1994). Evolution and social cognition: Contrast effects as a function of sex, dominance, and physical attractiveness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 20, 210-217. 11. Child Development and Family Relations. a. Fairbanks, L.A. (1993). What is a good mother? Adaptive variation in maternal behavior of primates. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2, 179-183. b. Geary, D. C. (1999). Evolution and developmental sex differences. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 8, 115-119. c. Salmon, C. A., & Daly, M. (1996). On the importance of kin relations to Canadian women and men. Ethology and Sociobiology, 17, 289-297.