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Informationen zum Autor Dario Maestripieri is Associate Professor of Human Development, Psychology, and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago. Michael Tomasello is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. From 1998 to 2018 he was Co-Director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and in 2017 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His scientific work has been recognized by institutions around the world, including the Guggenheim Foundation, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Netherlands, and the German National Academy of Sciences. Klappentext context-sensitive behaviors! their work makes a powerful case for the future integration of human and primate behavioral research. In this pathbreaking book, the editor and contributors look at primate behavior from a body of theory that was developed through the study of humans...Twenty-nine leading specialists examine a tremendous range of topics. Bravely conceived and well executed, this edited volume will go a long way toward uniting a field that in the past has been hopelessly fragmented within the academic isolation of many different departments and journals. -- F. S. Szalay Choice 20040401 Primate Psychology is a fascinating update of this field of research, written by 29 specialists. It deals with humans as well as other primates, a rare integration, and is enlightening when looking at social processes such as parenting. The editor, Dario Maestripieri, has included papers that point out gaps in our knowledge: for example, what has and has not been studied in conflict resolution among primates. -- Maggie McDonald New Scientist 20051001 Primate Psychology is a fascinating update of this field of research, written by 29 specialists. It deals with humans as well as other primates, a rare integration, and is enlightening when looking at social processes such as parenting. New Scientist Zusammenfassung This book, one of the few comprehensive attempts at integrating behavioral research into human and nonhuman primates, does precisely that—and in doing so, offers a clear, in-depth look at the mutually enlightening work being done in psychology and primatology. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Preface * The Past! Present! and Future of Primate Psychology Dano Maestripieri * Aggression J. Dee Higley * Conflict Resolution Peter G. Judge * Sexuality Kim Wallen! Julia L. Zehr! Rebecca A. Herman! and Franklynn C. Graves * Attachment Dano Maestripieri * Parenting Lynn A. Fairbanks * Social Development and Affiliation James R. Roney and Dario Maestripieri * Comparing Cognitive Development Jesse M. Bering and Daniel J. Povinelli * Social Cognition Josep Call and Michael Tomasello * Personality Samuel D. Gosling! Scott O. Lilienfeld and Lori Marino * Emotions and Behavioral Flexibility Filippo Aureli and Andrew Whiten * Nonvocal Communication Lisa A. Parr and Dano Maestripieri * Nonlinguistic Vocal Communication Michael J. Owren! Drew Kendall! and Jo-Anne Bachorowski * Language Duane M. Rumbaugh! Michael J. Beran! and E. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh * Brain Substrates for Communication! Cognition! and Handedness William D. Hopkins! Dawn L. Pilcher! and Claudio Cantalupo * Psychopathology Alfonso Troisi * References * Contributors * Index ...
