Primate Psychology
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About this book

In more ways than we may sometimes care to acknowledge, the human being is just another primate--it is certainly only very rarely that researchers into cognition, emotion, personality, and behavior in our species and in other primates come together to compare notes and share insights. 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.

Relying on theories of behavior derived from psychology rather than ecology or biological anthropology, the authors, internationally known experts in primatology and psychology, focus primarily on social processes in areas including aggression, conflict resolution, sexuality, attachment, parenting, social development and affiliation, cognitive development, social cognition, personality, emotions, vocal and nonvocal communication, cognitive neuroscience, and psychopathology. They show nonhuman primates to be far more complex, cognitively and emotionally, than was once supposed, with provocative implications for our understanding of supposedly unique human characteristics. Arguing that both human and nonhuman primates are distinctive for their wide range of context-sensitive behaviors, their work makes a powerful case for the future integration of human and primate behavioral research.

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Yes, you can access Primate Psychology by Dario Maestripieri, Dario Maestripieri,Dario MAESTRIPIERI in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Developmental Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. The Past, Present, and Futureof Primate Psychology
  4. 2. Aggression
  5. 3. Conflict Resolution
  6. 4. Sexuality
  7. 5. Attachment
  8. 6. Parenting
  9. 7. Social Development and Affiliation
  10. 8. Comparing Cognitive Development
  11. 9. Social Cognition
  12. 10. Personality
  13. 11. Emotions and Behavioral Flexibility
  14. 12. Nonvocal Communication
  15. 13. Nonlinguistic Vocal Communication
  16. 14. Language
  17. 15. Brain Substrates for Communication, Cognition, and Handedness
  18. 16. Psychopathology
  19. References
  20. Contributors
  21. Index