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Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind (4th Edition) 4th Edition

by David Buss (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars 18 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Pearson; 4 edition (February 28, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 020501562X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0205015627
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsReview for the second edition (2003).
By Manny on May 22, 2012
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The text I have is the second edition from 2003. Given that the field is relatively new, I suspect the newest edition has expanded a lot on the earlier ones. I give the book four stars because it is a good textbook, but Buss seems to be stretching things out to get to 30 pages in several of the chapters, even going so far as to say the same thing and cite the same studies in different chapters. It was a very easy to read text and was actually very similar to my "Animal Behavior" text by Alcock, and in fact, I would say that is a better text than this one for understanding evolutionary psychology. Again, I suspect later editions of "Evolutionary Psychology" have more human specific papers to cite than the 2003 edition (which relied heavily on animal studies), but I don't know.

Overall a decent text and highly insightful for anyone new to the field.
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery valuable for a strong foundation
By Book Fiend on May 22, 2012
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If you are new to EvPsy, then this book is quite useful and informative. However, if you seek philosophical debates and analyses in this controversial field, you will be disappointed. I liked the book a lot because while I have read a lot on Darwinian evolution, evolutionary psychology is a a new subject for me.
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3.0 out of 5 starsA thorough, but uncritical, overview
By whiteelephant on May 18, 2011
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If one reads Buss' text in a certain manner, there is a lot to say about it. It's organized by evolutionary challenge (survival, mating, parenting, group living), exploring how adaptations to each of these challenges might explain human behavior. The general approach is a survey of the literature. Thus on survival, the reader is introduced to hypotheses about the adaptive value of our taste for meat, sweetness, bitterness, spice, alcohol, how these tastes change during pregnancy, and how our attempts to gather food (e.g. hunting) shaped our species (e.g. male-female spatio-temporal differences and group dynamics). Common human phobias (e.g. spiders, heights) are explained in terms of adaptive fitness. While much of this may seem obvious, it is difficult to fault a textbook for explaining the basics of its field. Buss then introduces the evolutionary theory of senescence to answer the question 'why do people die?', and then most speculatively introduces hypotheses about the adaptive value of suicide. Again, if read in a certain way, as an overview of the literature, this book has a value. But don't expect much critical thinking from Buss. He seems predisposed to think that all human behavior is adaptive. While one can certainly imagine how suicide may help one's genetic fitness in certain instances, there is a big leap from this observation to suggesting a heritable mechanism upon which one can decide to advantageously end one's life. Given the high rate of physically healthy teen suicide, an adaptive hypothesis to explain this behavior seems farfetched.

On sex and mating, Buss reviews the psychological literature of mate preference, capably arguing that gender differences are due to evolutionary asymmetry, as opposed to competing hypotheses (e.g.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsRequired for class
By Amazon Customer on February 28, 2016
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I bought this book only because it is required for class but it is actually a good book. There should be a section for key terms though - to keep the reader interested and help the reader understand key concepts better. At the very least bold key words. Explains concepts pretty well though.
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3.0 out of 5 starsSuch a difficult book to read
By Brittany-Marie Aarons on February 19, 2014
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I really love this topic and the classes really intrigue me, but this book is really difficult to read. If you're an avid reader and textbook junkie, then this doesn't apply to you. However, if you're just a college student taking a couple classes and trying to get by, I wish you luck on this one.
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5.0 out of 5 starsCouldn't put it down
By Chas on May 30, 2015
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I got this for a class and procrastinated reading the first 4 chapters, so the night before the test I picked it up to "skim" and ended up reading every word because I found it fascinating. I will be getting the next edition for my personal library. I did however have issue with the sections discussing male/female relationships; the book describes hypotheses for behaviors such as domestic violence but does not take the really take the time to say that an evolutionary basis for abuse is still no excuse abuse. This may be intional, the author does a good job of remaining neutral and scientific, but it would not have lost credibility with a simple ethical postulation.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating read.
By amanda_rush1 on April 26, 2016
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Very fascinating. Not a difficult text to understand. (I'm a 25 year old college student.)
I picked up this book cause it was on Tai Lopez's book list. Glad I did!
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5.0 out of 5 starsReally interesting perspective
By Robert on April 18, 2014
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I love how this book lays out the information. It is a really interesting perspective. This field in psychology is rising and it is great to learn about this field.
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