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.

Sommario

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David F Bjorklund, David F. Bjorklund, David F. (Florida Atlantic University) Bjorklund
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781108791502
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79150-2
• Pagine: 75
• Serie: Elements in Child Development
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia applicata; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology