Whileevolutionarypsychologyisafascinatingscience,itisalsooftenmisunderstood.Inthishighlyacclaimedundergraduatetextbook,WorkmanandReaderassumenopriorknowledgeofevolutionandinsteadcarefullyguidestudentstowardsalevelofunderstandingwheretheycancriticallyapplyevolutionarytheorytopsychologicalexplanation.Theauthorsprovideanengagingandbalanceddiscussionofevolutionarypsychologywithoutcommittingtoaspecificschoolofthought,andorganisechaptersaroundtopicsfamiliartopsychologystudents.Retainingthesuccessfulstructureandpedagogyofpreviouseditions,thetexthasbeenupdatedtoincludethelatestadvancesinthefield,withnewmaterialaddedonhomosexuality,aconsiderationoffeministcriticism,grandparentalinvestment,anddevelopmentsinneuroscienceandepigenetics.Thefourtheditionisnowinfullcolour,withnewfiguresandphotographs,revisedboxedcasestudies,additionaldiscussionquestions,andanupdatedonlinetestbank.
