How children invented humanity : the role of development in human evolution /

Infants and children are the often-ignored heroes when it comes to understanding human evolution. Evolutionary pressures acted upon the young of our ancestors more powerfully than on adults, and changes over the course of development in our ancestors were primarily responsible for the species and th...

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Main Author:	Bjorklund, David F., 1949- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Evolutionary psychology. Human evolution. Children > Evolution. Developmental psychology. Child development. Child psychology. Psychologie évolutionniste. Êtres humains > Évolution. Enfants > Évolution. Psychologie du développement. Enfants > Développement. Enfants > Psychologie. Child. Developmental. PSYCHOLOGY. Cognitive Psychology & Cognition. Cultural. Anthropology. SOCIAL SCIENCE. Child development Child psychology Children > Evolution Developmental psychology Evolutionary psychology Human evolution Electronic books.
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Summary:	Infants and children are the often-ignored heroes when it comes to understanding human evolution. Evolutionary pressures acted upon the young of our ancestors more powerfully than on adults, and changes over the course of development in our ancestors were primarily responsible for the species and the people we have become. This text takes an evolutionary developmental perspective, emphasizing that developmental plasticity - the ability to change our physical and psychological selves early in life - is the creative force in evolution.
Item Description:	Also issued in print: 2020.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Audience:	Specialized.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190066895 (ebook) 019006689X (ebook) 9780190066888 0190066881