Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy (Evolutionary Psychology) Hardcover – February 8, 2022 by Paul Stephenson

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Author: Hart Sybil L.

Brand: MOXIC

Edition: 1st ed. 2022

Package Dimensions: 0x235x788

Number Of Pages: 394

Release Date: 22-12-2021

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This unique volume is one of the first of its kind to examine infancy through an evolutionary lens, identifying infancy as a discrete stage during which particular types of adaptations arose as a consequence of certain environmental pressures. Infancy is a crucial time period in psychological development, and evolutionary psychologists are increasingly recognizing that natural selection has operated on all stages of development, not just adulthood. The volume addresses this crucial change in perspective by highlighting research across diverse disciplines including developmental psychology, evolutionary developmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, nutrition, and primatology. Chapters are grouped into four sections:

Theoretical Underpinnings
Brain and Cognitive Development
Social/Emotional Development
Life and Death

Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy sheds new light on our understanding of the human brain and the environments responsible for shaping the brain during early stages of development. This book will be of interest to evolutionary psychologists and developmental psychologists, biologists, and anthropologists, as well as scholars more broadly interested in infancy.
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This unique volume is one of the first of its kind to examine infancy through an evolutionary lens, identifying infancy as a discrete stage during which particular types of adaptations arose as a consequence of certain environmental pressures. Infancy is a crucial time period in psychological development, and evolutionary psychologists are increasingly recognizing that natural selection has operated on all stages of development, not just adulthood. The volume addresses this crucial change in perspective by highlighting research across diverse disciplines including developmental psychology, evolutionary developmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, nutrition, and primatology..  Readers will gain

Interdisciplinary perspectives on infancy;
View of the infant brain as an adaptive organ subject to environmental pressures;
An understanding of natural selection and its developmental consequences.

Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy sheds new light on our understanding of the human brain and the environments responsible for shaping the brain during early stages of development. This book will be of interest to evolutionary psychologists and developmental psychologists, biologists, and anthropologists, as well as scholars more broadly interested in infancy.

About the Author
Sybil L. Hart holds the position of Professor Emerita at Texas Tech University.  Her books include Preventing Sibling Rivalry (Simon & Schuster), Handbook of Jealousy Jealousy: Theory, Research, and Multidisciplinary Approaches (Wiley-Blackwell), Infant Jealousy: Responses to Differential Treatment (Springer), and The Psychology of Rivalry (Nova).  She has been the recipient of numerous awards from Texas Tech University, including the Chancellor’s Council Award for Distinguished Research, the Presidential Book Award, and the Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award, as well as grant support from the National Institutes of Health. Her research on jealousy in infants has also attracted press coverage in national and international outlets such as Newsweek, Der Spiegel, and the NBC Today show.  Her current research interests focus on the role of exclusivity in intimate relationships and lactation.

B.Ed. (Education), 1978, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
M.A. (Educational Psychology), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology), 1995, Tufts University, Boston, MA

David F. Bjorklund is a Professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University where teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in developmental and evolutionary psychology. He served as Associate Editor of Child Development (1997-2001) and is currently serving as Editor of the J