Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective

Natural selection has operated as strongly on the early stages of the lifespan as adulthood. One evolved feature of human childhood is high levels of behavioral, cognitive, and neural plasticity. Taking an evolutionary perspective provides better understanding of children and how changes in the development of our ancestors produced modern humans.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. How Can an Understanding of our Species' Evolution Help Us Better Understand Children, Development, and the Adults We Become?; 3. How Can an Understanding of Human Development Help Us Better Understand Human Evolution?; 4. Children, Childhood, and Development in Evolutionary Perspective.

Summary

Natural selection has operated as strongly on the early stages of the lifespan as adulthood. One evolved feature of human childhood is high levels of behavioral, cognitive, and neural plasticity. Taking an evolutionary perspective provides better understanding of children and how changes in the development of our ancestors produced modern humans.

Product details

• Authors: David F Bjorklund, David F. Bjorklund, David F. (Florida Atlantic University) Bjorklund
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781108791502
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79150-2
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Child Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology