2010-2011 Academic Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 242 - Evolutionary Psychology I

Type of Course: First Seminar
Examines the processes of evolution of Homo sapiens in their biological, social, psychological, and cultural aspects. Readings include selected works of Alfred Wallace, Charles Darwin, James Mark Baldwin, C. Lloyd Morgan, and Eva Jablonka. Empirical work on how contemporary research on lower and higher primates—their cognitive, semiotic, and social development in their natural habitats and in captivity—could provide data on the emergence of the human psyche.

Instructor: Mr. Valsiner

When Offered: Offered periodically

Faculty: Jaan Valsiner, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology