Author: Arnold GesellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Embryology of Early Human Behavior
Author: Arnold GesellINFANT DEVELOPMENT : THE EMBRYOLOGY OF EARLY HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Author: Arnold GesellThe Evolutionary Origin of Human Behavior
Author: Keith C. M. GleggPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 144011806X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Up until now, there has been no explanation of how the outer layers of human behavior helped drive the evolution of ancient reptiles into modern-day humans. How did behavioral phenomena such as play, learning by copying, language, REM sleep, and storytelling influence the development of humanity as a whole? The development of play was particularly important in the evolutionary process, as it provided the bridge between the instinctive brains of reptiles to the powerful brains of birds and mammals. Play, however, is just one factor that can help explain evolution and the development of human behavior. In this book, you'll consider a gamut of issues, including Evolutionary stages The paradox of animals that feed on animals The importance and repercussions of copy-learning Primitive games The emergence of sleep The scientific community needs to think in new ways to accurately look at human evolutionary history. Take that leap, and consider new explanations of old behavior as you read The Evolutionary Origin of Human Behavior: How Play and Evolution Carried Us from Our Reptile Predecessors to the Storytellers We Are.
Evolution of Human Behavior
Author: Warren G. KinzeyPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780887062681
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This book represents an important meeting ground in the primatology field by exploring the various primate models that have been used in the reconstruction of early human behavior. While some models are based on the proposition that a key behavioral feature such as hunting, eating of seeds or monogamous mating led to the evolutionary separation of apes and humans, other models suggest that one primate species, such as the baboon or chimpanzee, best exemplifies the behavior of our early ancestors. Several contributors to the book take the position that no single primate is a good model and contend instead that a model must be eclectic. One of the more innovative essays suggests that ancestral behavioral states can, in fact, be derived by comparing the behavior of all living hominid (ape and human) species. Additionally, several other contributors analyze and discuss the concept of model-making, noting deficiencies in earlier models while offering suggestions for future development. Although it is true that a powerful conceptual model for reconstructing hominid behavior does not yet exist, The Evolution of Human Behavior: Primate Models suggests ways one may be constructed based on behavioral ecology and evolutionary theory.
The Embryology of Behavior
Author: Arnold GesellPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book is concerned with the growth of behavior in the human organism beginning with the fetal stage.
The Concept of Development
Author: Dale B. HarrisPublisher:
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Category : Developmental psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Design for a Life
Author: Patrick BatesonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684869330
Category : Behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Written in clear and simple language, 'Design for a Life' offers an understanding of the science that lies behind many current controversies in parenting, education, social policy and medicine.
The Roots of Human Behavior
Author: Myron A. HoferPublisher: W H Freeman & Company
ISBN: 9780716712770
Category : Child development
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Biology, Brains, and Behavior
Author: Sue Taylor ParkerPublisher: James Currey
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
This volume examines the connections between the evolution of the human brain and behaviour.
Tree of Origin
Author: Frans B. M. de WaalPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674033027
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and hugely successful apes that we are? Our closest relatives--the other mentally complex and socially skilled primates--offer tantalizing clues. In Tree of Origin nine of the world's top primate experts read these clues and compose the most extensive picture to date of what the behavior of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species. It has been nearly fifteen years since a single volume addressed the issue of human evolution from a primate perspective, and in that time we have witnessed explosive growth in research on the subject. Tree of Origin gives us the latest news about bonobos, the make love not war apes who behave so dramatically unlike chimpanzees. We learn about the tool traditions and social customs that set each ape community apart. We see how DNA analysis is revolutionizing our understanding of paternity, intergroup migration, and reproductive success. And we confront intriguing discoveries about primate hunting behavior, politics, cognition, diet, and the evolution of language and intelligence that challenge claims of human uniqueness in new and subtle ways. Tree of Origin provides the clearest glimpse yet of the apelike ancestor who left the forest and began the long journey toward modern humanity.