The origin of mind : evolution of brain, cognition, and general intelligence /
"This book sets out a comprehensive, integrated theory of why and how the human mind has developed to function as it does." "Geary proposes that human motivational, affective, behavioral, and cognitive systems have evolved to process social and ecological information (e.g., facial exp...
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Washington, D.C. :
American Psychological Association,
c2005
Washington, DC : [2005], ©2005 Washington, DC : c2005 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction and overview
- Natural and sexual selection
- Hominid evolution and the motivation to control
- Evolution and development of brain and cognition
- Modular domains of the human mind
- Heuristics and controlled problem solving
- Evolution of control-related mental models
- Evolution of general intelligence
- General intelligence in modern society
- Ch. 1 Introduction and overview
- Ch. 2. Natural and sexual selection
- Ch. 3. Hominid evolution and the motivation to control
- Ch. 4. Evolution and development of brain and cognition
- Ch. 5. Modular domains of the human mind
- Ch. 6. Heuristics and controlled problem solving
- Ch. 7. Evolution of control-related mental models
- Ch. 8. Evolution of general intelligence
- Ch. 9. General intelligence in modern society.