Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108791502)

Natural selection has operated as strongly or more so on the early stages of the lifespan as on adulthood. One evolved feature of human childhood is high levels of behavioral, cognitive, and neural plasticity, permitting children to adapt to a wide range of physical and social environments. Taking an evolutionary perspective on infancy and childhood provides a better understanding of contemporary human development, predicting and understanding adult behavior, and explaining how changes in the early development of our ancestors produced contemporary Homo sapiens.

Author: David F. Bjorklund
ISBN-10: 1108791506
ISBN-13: 9781108791502
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2020
Pages: 75
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d