{"product_id":"how-children-invented-humanity-the-role-of-development-in-human-evolution-hardcover","title":"How Children Invented Humanity: The Role of Development in Human Evolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid F. Bjorklund\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfants and children are the often-ignored heroes when it comes to understanding human evolution. Evolutionary pressures acted upon the young of our ancestors more powerfully than on adults, and changes over the course of development in our ancestors were primarily responsible for the species and the people we have become. This book takes an evolutionary developmental perspective, emphasizing that developmental plasticity--the ability to change our physical and psychological selves early in life--is the creative force in evolution, with natural selection serving as a filter, eliminating novel developmental outcomes that did not benefit survival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is about becoming--of becoming human and of becoming mature adults. Bjorklund asks, \"How can an understanding of human development help us better understand human evolution?\" Then, turning the relation between evolution and development on its head, Bjorklund demonstrates how an understanding of our species' evolution can help us better understand current development and how to better rear successful and emotionally healthy children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid F. Bjorklund is Professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in developmental and evolutionary psychology. He previously served as Associate Editor of \u003cem\u003eChild Development \u003c\/em\u003eand is currently serving as Editor of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Experimental Child Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Origins of Human Nature: Evolutionary Developmental Psychology \u003c\/em\u003e(with Anthony Pellegrini); \u003cem\u003eOrigins of the Social Mind: Evolutionary Psychology \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eChild Development \u003c\/em\u003e(edited with Bruce Ellis); \u003cem\u003eWhy Youth is Not Wasted on the Young: Immaturity in Human Development\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eChild and Adolescent Development: An Integrative Approach\u003c\/em\u003e (with Carlos Hernández Blasi); \u003cem\u003ePsychology \u003c\/em\u003e(with Peter Gray), and \u003cem\u003eChildren's Thinking: Cognitive Development and Individual Differences\u003c\/em\u003e, now in its sixth edition. His current research interests include children's cognitive development and evolutionary developmental psychology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52734318543155,"sku":"9780190066864","price":85.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VjhvN2pFaURZZzl6SmtxcnowbEtCdz09.webp?v=1763964128","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/how-children-invented-humanity-the-role-of-development-in-human-evolution-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}