| Fall 2005
~ Fridays [bi-weekly]
~ 10:00 A.M. ~ 215A Psychology Final Meeting: Dressel's - Monday, December 19 [6:00-8:00pm] |
LINKS TO ARTICLES HAVE BEEN DE-ACTIVATED, BUT ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST!
Contact Brian Bergstrom - bergstrom@wustl.edu
The goals of the
Evolutionary Psychology Reading Group:
1] To understand the theoretical and conceptual foundations of evolutionary psychology, and
2] To begin articulating the relevance of evolutionary psychology for psychological research, both collectively and individually.
1] To understand the theoretical and conceptual foundations of evolutionary psychology, and
2] To begin articulating the relevance of evolutionary psychology for psychological research, both collectively and individually.
September
15, 2005: Introduction / Organizational Details
September 23, 2005: The Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology
Pinker, S. (2005). Foreword
(excerpt). In D. Buss (Ed.), The
handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. xi-xiv). Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley.
Cosmides, L., Tooby, J., &
Barkow, J.H. (1992). Introduction: Evolutionary psychology and
conceptual integration. In J.H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, & J. Tooby
(Eds.), The adapted mind.
(pp. 3-15). New York: Oxford University Press.
Duchaine, B., Cosmides, L.,
&
Tooby, J. (2001). Evolutionary
psychology and the brain. Current
Opinion in Neurobiology. 11:225-230.
October, 7 2005: Connecting Principles of Evolutionary Design to Psychological Research (Social Exchange)
Cosmides, L.
&
Tooby, J. (2005).
Neurocognitive adaptations designed for social exchange. In D.M. Buss (Ed.), The
handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. 584-627). Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley.
October, 28 2005: Connecting EP to Psychological Research (Topic: Memory)
Klein, S.B., Cosmides, L., Tooby,
J. & Chance, S. (2002). Decisions and the evolution of memory:
Multiple systems, multiple functions. Psychological
Review, 109(2):
306-329.
Profet,
M. (1992). Pregnancy sickness as adaptation: A deterrent to maternal
ingestion of teratogens. In J.H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, & J. Tooby
(Eds.), The adapted mind.
(pp. 327-365). New York: Oxford University Press.
Schmitt, D. P. & Pilcher, J.J.
(2004). Evaluating evidence of psychological adaptation: How do we know
one when we see one? Psychological
Science, 15(10):
643-649.
November 4, 2005: Connecting EP to Psychological Research (Topic: Sexual Jealousy)
Buss, D.M., Larsen, R.J., Westen,
D., & Semmelroth, J. (1992). Sex differences in jealousy:
Evolution, physiology, and psychology. Psychological
Science, 3(4): 251-255.
Buss, D.M., Larsen, R.J., &
Westen, D. (1996). Sex differences in jealousy: Not gone, not
forgotten, and not explained by alternative hypotheses. Psychological
Science, 7(6): 373-375.
Wilson, M. & Daly, M. (1992). The man who mistook his wife for a
chattel. In
J.H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, & J. Tooby
(Eds.), The adapted mind.
(pp. 289-322). New York: Oxford University Press.
Buss, D.M., Haselton, M.G.,
Shackelford, T.K., Bleske, A.L. & Wakefield, J.C. (1998).
Adaptations, exaptations, and spandrels. American
Psychologist, 53(5):
533-548.
November 18,
2005:
Connecting
EP to Psychological Research
(Topic: Sexual Mating Strategies)
Gangestad, S.W. & Simpson, J.A.
(2000). The evolution of human mating: Trade-offs and strategic
pluralism. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23(4): 573-644.
Wright, R. (1994). Feminists, meet
Mr. Darwin. The New Republic, November: 34-46.
December 2, 2005: Connecting EP to Psychological Research (Topic: Cognitive Bias [Error Management])
P O S T P O N E D
Buss, D.M.
(2001). Cognitive biases and emotional wisdom in the evolution of
conflict between the sexes. Current
Directions in Psychological Science, 10(6): 219-223.
Haselton, M.G. & Buss, D.M.
(2003). Biases in social judgment: Design flaws or design features? In
J. Forgas, K. Williams, & B. von Hippel (Eds.) Responding to the social world: Implicit
and explicit processes in social judgments and decisions (pp.
23-43). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Ohman, A. & Mineka, S.
(2001). Fears, phobias, and preparedness: Toward an evolved module of
fear and fear learning. Psychological
Review, 108(3): 483-522.
Haselton, M.G. & Buss, D.M.
(2000). Error management theory: A new perspective on biases in
cross-sex mind reading. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology. 78(1): 81-91.
Haselton, M.G. (2003). The sexual
overperception bias: Evidence of a systematic bias in men from a survey
of naturally occuring events. Journal
of
Research in Personality. 37(1):
34-47.
December 16, 2005: Connecting EP to Psychological Research (Topic: Language Evolution, Acquisition & Development)
September 23, 2005: The Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology
Pinker, S. (2005). Foreword
(excerpt). In D. Buss (Ed.), The
handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. xi-xiv). Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley. Cosmides, L., Tooby, J., &
Barkow, J.H. (1992). Introduction: Evolutionary psychology and
conceptual integration. In J.H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, & J. Tooby
(Eds.), The adapted mind.
(pp. 3-15). New York: Oxford University Press. Duchaine, B., Cosmides, L.,
&
Tooby, J. (2001). Evolutionary
psychology and the brain. Current
Opinion in Neurobiology. 11:225-230.FURTHER READING
(ordered
by
degree of technicality):
Buss, D.M. (1995). Evolutionary
psychology: A new paradigm for
psychological science. Psychological
Inquiry, 6(1): 1-30.
Tooby, J. & Cosmides, L.
(1992). The psychological foundations of culture. In J.H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, &
J. Tooby
(Eds.), The adapted mind.
(pp. 19-136). New York: Oxford University Press.
Tooby, J. & Cosmides, L.
(2005). Conceptual foundations of
evolutionary psychology. In D.M. Buss (Ed.), The
handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. 5-67). Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley.
Buss, D.M. (1995). Evolutionary
psychology: A new paradigm for
psychological science. Psychological
Inquiry, 6(1): 1-30. Tooby, J. & Cosmides, L.
(1992). The psychological foundations of culture. In J.H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, &
J. Tooby
(Eds.), The adapted mind.
(pp. 19-136). New York: Oxford University Press. Tooby, J. & Cosmides, L.
(2005). Conceptual foundations of
evolutionary psychology. In D.M. Buss (Ed.), The
handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. 5-67). Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley.October, 7 2005: Connecting Principles of Evolutionary Design to Psychological Research (Social Exchange)
Cosmides, L.
&
Tooby, J. (2005).
Neurocognitive adaptations designed for social exchange. In D.M. Buss (Ed.), The
handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. 584-627). Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley.October, 28 2005: Connecting EP to Psychological Research (Topic: Memory)
Klein, S.B., Cosmides, L., Tooby,
J. & Chance, S. (2002). Decisions and the evolution of memory:
Multiple systems, multiple functions. Psychological
Review, 109(2):
306-329. FURTHER READING:
Profet,
M. (1992). Pregnancy sickness as adaptation: A deterrent to maternal
ingestion of teratogens. In J.H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, & J. Tooby
(Eds.), The adapted mind.
(pp. 327-365). New York: Oxford University Press. Schmitt, D. P. & Pilcher, J.J.
(2004). Evaluating evidence of psychological adaptation: How do we know
one when we see one? Psychological
Science, 15(10):
643-649. November 4, 2005: Connecting EP to Psychological Research (Topic: Sexual Jealousy)
Buss, D.M., Larsen, R.J., Westen,
D., & Semmelroth, J. (1992). Sex differences in jealousy:
Evolution, physiology, and psychology. Psychological
Science, 3(4): 251-255. Buss, D.M., Larsen, R.J., &
Westen, D. (1996). Sex differences in jealousy: Not gone, not
forgotten, and not explained by alternative hypotheses. Psychological
Science, 7(6): 373-375.
Wilson, M. & Daly, M. (1992). The man who mistook his wife for a
chattel. In
J.H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, & J. Tooby
(Eds.), The adapted mind.
(pp. 289-322). New York: Oxford University Press.FURTHER READING:
Buss, D.M., Haselton, M.G.,
Shackelford, T.K., Bleske, A.L. & Wakefield, J.C. (1998).
Adaptations, exaptations, and spandrels. American
Psychologist, 53(5):
533-548.
Gangestad, S.W. & Simpson, J.A.
(2000). The evolution of human mating: Trade-offs and strategic
pluralism. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23(4): 573-644.FURTHER READING (Evolutionary psychology, sex differences,
and politics):
Wright, R. (1994). Feminists, meet
Mr. Darwin. The New Republic, November: 34-46.
December 2, 2005: Connecting EP to Psychological Research (Topic: Cognitive Bias [Error Management])
P O S T P O N E D
Buss, D.M.
(2001). Cognitive biases and emotional wisdom in the evolution of
conflict between the sexes. Current
Directions in Psychological Science, 10(6): 219-223. Haselton, M.G. & Buss, D.M.
(2003). Biases in social judgment: Design flaws or design features? In
J. Forgas, K. Williams, & B. von Hippel (Eds.) Responding to the social world: Implicit
and explicit processes in social judgments and decisions (pp.
23-43). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Ohman, A. & Mineka, S.
(2001). Fears, phobias, and preparedness: Toward an evolved module of
fear and fear learning. Psychological
Review, 108(3): 483-522.FURTHER READING:
Haselton, M.G. & Buss, D.M.
(2000). Error management theory: A new perspective on biases in
cross-sex mind reading. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology. 78(1): 81-91. Haselton, M.G. (2003). The sexual
overperception bias: Evidence of a systematic bias in men from a survey
of naturally occuring events. Journal
of
Research in Personality. 37(1):
34-47.December 16, 2005: Connecting EP to Psychological Research (Topic: Language Evolution, Acquisition & Development)
Last updated: Tuesday, December 15,
2005 * Questions or
Comments? Contact Brian Bergstrom - bergstrom@wustl.edu