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BOOK AND ARTICLE SUMMARIES AND REVIEWS BY STUDENTS
OVERVIEW: WHAT IS EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY?
UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of book chapter by R. Thornhill. (1997). Characterizing human psychological adaptations. In Ciba Foundation Symposium, Characterizing human psychological adaptations: The concept of evolved Adaptation (pp. 4-13). England: John Wiley & Sons. Review John Horn, James Reid, and Palmer Thornton. Fall, 2002.
THE HUMAN ANCESTRAL ENVIRONMENT
Summary of Boyd and Silk of How Humans Evolved, Chapters 11 and 12 (The Lives of Early Hominids), by Rachel Stern and James Sweeney (Fall, 01). Powerpoint presentation.
Summary of Jared Diamond's, The Third Chimpanzee, Chapters 1, 2 & 7, by Melissa Fields, Joseph Cook and Michael Mosbach (Fall, 1999)
Summary of William Iron's article "Human Adaptation to the Ancient World" by Brianne VanElslander, Chris Murphy, Eric Culqui (Fall, 00)
THE EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INDIVIDUAL
Perception and Consciousness
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Damasio, A. R. (1999). The feeling of what happens: Body and emotion in the making of consciousness. Orlando: Harcourt AND Rossano, M. J. (2003). Expertise and the evolution of consciousness. Cognition, 89 (3), 207-236. Review by Aaron Lukaszewski, Hutson Olsen and Haliegh Roach. Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Carruthers, Peter (2000). The Evolution of Consciousness. In Carruthers, Peter, & Chamberlain, Andrew (Eds.), Evolution and the human mind: modulatory, language, and meta-cognition (pp. 254-275). Cambridge University Press. Review by Alexandra Alonzo, Ann Dorlet, and Jennifer Traver. Fall, 2002.
Emotion / Motivation
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Gaulin, Steven J. C., McBurney, Donald H. (2004) Evolutionary Psychology. Chapter 6: Motivation and Emotion. Review by Cory Brown, Dustin Stevenson and Sylvie Langbehn. Spring, 2004.
Summary of Cosmides & Tooby (2000) Evolutionary Psychology and the Emotions. fromHandbook of Emotions. by Kimberly Fritzer and Monica Saydak (Fall, 2001). Powerpoint Presentation.
Summary of a Psychoevolutionary Theory of Emotion, by P.E. Griffiths, by Chris Murphy, Brianne VanElslander, Sonia Ramirez and Claudia Sanchez. (Fall, 2000)
Summary of Johnston's, Why We Feel, Chapters 1 & 4 by Maria Abenes, Nick Cornich, and Erica Civitate (Fall, 1999)
Summary of Pinker's, How the Mind Works, Chapters 3 & 6 by Clarissa Carrillo, Sean Cuypers, Elaine LaDuff (Fall, 1999)
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of article: R. Mashman. An Evolutionary View of Psychic Misery. Journal of Social Behavior & Personality. Dec 97, Vol. 12 Issue 4, p979-999. Review by Amanda Garrett, John Horn, and Stacey Smith. Fall, 2002.
Behavior
Summary of portion of book chapter by Leland Swenson "Contributions mainly related to comparative psychology". Summary by Reyna Avila, Sonia Ramirez and Eric Culqui. (Fall, 2000)
Summary of Johnston, Why We Feel, Chapter 5 by Colleen Herold and Shane Davis (Fall, 1999)
Cognition and Personality
Summary and Power Point Presentation of Cruse Holk. (2003). The evolution of cognition---a hypothesis.Cognitive Science, 27, 135-155. Review by Bethany Sills and Lauren Feliz. Spring 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Klix, Friedhart (2001). The evolution of cognition. Journal of Structural Learning & Intelligent Systems, 14(1), p. 415-433. Review by Amanda Garrett, Stacey Smith, and Thomas Valencia. Fall, 2002.
Summary of Byrne (1995) The thinking ape; Evolutionary Origins of Intelligence by James Sweeney, Martha Gomez, Mayra Lavadenz (Fall, 2001). Powerpoint Presentation.
Language / Music / Art
Powerpoint of Nowak, M., Kamarova, N., & Niyogi, P. (2002). Computational and evolutionary aspects of language. Nature 417, 611-618. Review by Merika Adams, Isaac Huang, and Margaret Kuwata. Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Miller, G. F. (2002). Evolution of Human Music through Sexual Selection. By G.F. Miller. in N.L. Wallin, B. Merker, & S. Brown (Eds.). The Origins of music, MIT Press, pp 329-360. Presented by: Alana Pontrelli, Luky Pongquan, JC Santos. Fall 2002.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Werker, J. F. & Vouloumanos, A. (2000). Who’s got rhythm? Science, 288(5464), 1-2. Review by Ashleigh Anderson, Kateri Broussard and Margaretha Kasim. Fall, 2002.
Summary of Diamond's, The Third Chimpanzee, Chapter 8, by Joseph Cook, Jeff Glass, Bettina Linke (Fall, 1999)
Summary of Language & Species, by Derek Bickerton. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1990. Summary by Victoria Boccanfuso, Shawna Metcalfe, Amy Niwaa (Fall, 2000)
THE SEXES
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Campbell, A. (2002). But she that filches from me my good name: Women and competition. A Mind of Her Own: The Evolutionary Psychology of Women (pp.169-207). New York, NY: Oxford. Review by Amber Hager, Sara Busse, and Haleigh Roach, Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation Can Females Gain Extra Paternal Investment by Mating with Multiple Males? A Game Theoretic Approach. Review by Alexandra Alanzo, Alana Pontrelli, and Palmer Thornton. Fall, 2002.
Summary of Ryan, M. J. (1998). Sexual Selection, Receiver Biases, and the Evolution of Sex Differences. Science, 281(5385), 1999-2004. Review by Tim Devereaux, JC Santos and James Crissey. Fall, 2002.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Nesse, R.M., Silverman, A., & Bortz, A. (1990). Sex Differences in Ability to Recognize Family Resemblance. Ethology and Sociobiology. 11, 11-21. Review by Alexandra Alonzo, Kateri Broussard, Alana Pontrelli. Fall, 2002.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Malamuth, Neil M. (1996). Sexually Explicit Media, Gender Differences, and Evolutionary Theory. Journal of Communication, 46(3), p 8-31. Review by Artesia McDaniel, Margaretha Kasim, and Thomas Valencia. Fall, 2002.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Fischer, A.H., Rodreiguez Mosquera, P.M.(2001), What Concerns Men? Women or Other Men, Psychology, Evolution and Gender (3.1) 5-25. Review by Susie Boersma, Jannaee Brummell, and Luis Mendez. Fall 2002.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Miller, G. F. (2002). Evolution of Human Music through Sexual Selection. By G.F. Miller. in N.L. Wallin, B. Merker, & S. Brown (Eds.). The Origins of music, MIT Press, pp 329-360. Presented by: Alana Pontrelli, Luky Pongquan, JC Santos. Fall 2002.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Fisher, H. (2000). Lust, Attraction, Attachment: Biology and Evolution of the Three Primary Emotional Systems For Mating, Reproduction, and Parenting. Journal of Sex Education & Therapy, 25(1), p.96-103. Review by Tim Devereaux, Ashleigh Anderson, and Margaretha Kasim. Fall, 2002.
Summary of Owens, Shute & Slee (2000). “I’m In You’re Out…,” Summary by Andrea Velasquez & Lara Perry (Fall 2001). Powerpoint presentation.
Summary of Cate, Christopher, Levin & Regan (2000). Partner Preferences: What Characteristics Do Men and Women Desire in Their Short-Term Sexual and Long-Term Romantic Partners? By Kimberly Fritzer and Alexander Martin (Fall 2001). Powerpoint Presentation.
Summary of Campbell Staying Alive: Evolution, Culture and Women's Intrasexual Aggression. By Darcey Geddes and Monica Saydak (Fall 2001). Powerpoint Presentation.
Summary of Meredith (1992), The Evolution of Female Sexuality and Mate Selection in Humans. From the journal Human Nature. By Martha Gomez & Monica Saydak (Fall, 2001). Powerpoint Presentation.
Summary of Coney & Mackey 1998, Cultural Evolution and Gender Roles. by Andrea Velasquez & Lara Perry (Fall, 2001). Powerpoint Presentation.
Summary of article: The Visual Process Method: A New Method to Study Physical Attractiveness by Manfred Hassebrauck. By Jesse Ibarra (Fall, 1999)
Summary of Sex Differences in Sexual Fantasy: an Evolutionary Psychological Approach, byBruce Ellis and Donald Symons. Summary by Reyna Avila, Victoria Boccanfuso, Shawna Metcalfe (Fall, 2000)
Summary of Zihlman, Adrienne.Women’s Bodies, Women’s Lives: AnEvolutionary Perspective.Summary by Nichole Cipoletti, Amanda Smolich and Aimee Niwa (Fall, 2000)
THE FAMILY AND KINSHIP
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Pinker, S. (2002). Chapter 19, Children. The Blank Slate. New York: Viking. Review by Lindsey Stevenson, Heather Steffani, and Fatima Coley. Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation Kin Selection, Genetic Selection, and Information-dependent strategies, by Phillipe Rushton. Review by JC Santos, Thomas Valencia, and Jannall Brummell. Fall, 2002.
Summary of Hrdy, Sarah Blaffer (1999). Mother nature: a history of mothers, infants, and natural selection. Summary byMayra Lavadenz, Martha Gomez, Rachel Stern, James Sweeny (Fall 2001). Powerpoint presentation.
Summary of Sarah Blaffer Hrdy's An Infant's Eye View by James Sweeney & Darcy Geddes (Fall 2001). Powerpoint presentation.
Summary of Discriminative Parental Solicitude and the Relevance of Evolutionary Models to the Analysis of Motivational Systems, by Martin Daly an Margo Wilson. Summary by Claudia Sanchez, Marianela Silva, Chris Murphy, BrianneVanElslander (Fall, 2000)
Summary of Pinker's, How the Mind Works, Chapter 7 by Roger Dereszynski, Melissa Fields, Patty Olachia (Fall, 1999)
Summary of Dawkins, The Selfish Gene, Chapter 6 - Genemanship, by Maria Abenes, Shane Davis, Selena Yribe (Fall, 1999)
THE GROUP / SOCIALITY
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Pinker, Steven (2002). Chapter 8: The Fear of Inequality. In The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. By Edna Davoudi and Greta Kent-Stoll (Spring, 2003)
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Complex Adaptive Systems and the Evolution of Reciprocation, by Karl Sigmund. Review by James Crissey, Luis Mendez and James Reid. Fall, 2002.Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of What Do Children Want? A Conceptualization of Evolutionary Influences on Children's Motivation in the Peer Group. Reviewed By Ann Dorlet, Luky Pongquan, and Jennifer Traver. Fall, 2002.
Summary of Flinn (1996) Culture and the Evolution of Social Learning. Summary by Andrea Velasquez, Lara Perry, Alex .... (Fall2001). Powerpoint presentation.
Summary of Wenegrat, Brant, Lisa Abrams, Eleanor Castillo-Yee, and I. Jo Romine (1996). Social Norm Compliance as a Signaling System. I. Studies of Fitness-Related Attributions Consequent on Everyday Norm Violations. Ethology and Sociobiology 17, 403-416. Summary by Darcy Geddes, Martha Gomez, Rachel Stern (Fall 2001). Powerpoint presentation.
Summary of the chapter on Social Behavior from Psychology: An Evolutionary Approach by J.C. Steven Gaulin, Donald McBurney. By Sharen Finkelstein, Amanda Smolich, Gloria Gonzalez, and Nicole Cipoletti (2000)
Summary of Dawkins', The Selfish Gene, Chapter 10 “You scratch my back, I’ll ride on yours” by Linda Glinds, Erica Civitate, and Michael Mosbach (Fall, 1999)
Summary of Dawkins, The Selfish Gene, Chapter 12 "Nice Guys Finish First", by Clarissa Carrillo and Patricia Olachia (Fall, 1999)
CULTURE / MEMETICS
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Blackmore, Susan (1999). The meme machine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. And, Gil-White, Francisco (2004). Common misunderstandings of memes (and genes). In S. Hurley & N. Chater (Eds), Perspectives on imitation: From mirror neurons to memes: MIT Press. Summary by Aaron Lukaszewski, Hutson Olsen, Lindsey Stevenson, Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation Boyer, P. (2000). Evolutionary Psychology and Cultural Transmission. American Behavioral Scientist, 43(6), 987-1000. Review by Ashleigh Anderson, Susie Boersma and Timothy Devereaux. Fall, 2002.
Summary of Best, M. L. (1999). How culture can guide evolution: An inquiry into gene/meme enhancement and opposition. Adaptive Behavior, 7(3/4), 289-306. Review by Amanda Garrett & Stacey Smith. Fall, 2002.
PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS
Outline and Powerpoint Presentation of Pinker, S. (2002). Chapter 14, The Many Roots of Our Suffering, The Blank Slate, 241-268. New York: Viking. Review by Bethany Sills, Elspeth Carden, and Claudia Rangul. Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Pinker, S. R. (2002).Chapter 10, The Fear of Determinism.The Blank Slate. New York: Viking. Review by Liz Beck, Amber Hager, and Erica Olsen. Spring, 2004.
Summary of Pinker, How the Mind Works, Chapter 8, The Meaning Of Life by Colleen Herold, Selena Yribe, Jeff Glass (Fall, 1999)
Summary of Wright, The Moral Animal, Chapter 16: Evolutionary Ethics by Linda Glines, Bettina Linke, Sean Cuypers.(Fall, 1999)
Summary of Johnston, Why We Feel, Chapter 9, Passions and Illusions, by Roger Dereszynski, Nick Cornish, Elaine LeDuff (Fall, 1999)
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Blackmore, Susan (1999). The meme machine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. And, Gil-White, Francisco (2004). Common misunderstandings of memes (and genes). In S. Hurley & N. Chater (Eds), Perspectives on imitation: From mirror neurons to memes: MIT Press. Summary by Aaron Lukaszewski, Hutson Olsen, Lindsey Stevenson, Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Campbell, A. (2002). But she that filches from me my good name: Women and competition. A Mind of Her Own: The Evolutionary Psychology of Women (pp.169-207). New York, NY: Oxford. Review by Amber Hager, Sara Busse, and Haleigh Roach, Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Pinker, Steven (2002). Chapter 8: The Fear of Inequality. In The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. By Edna Davoudi and Greta Kent-Stoll (Spring, 2003)
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Pinker, S. R. (2002).Chapter 10, The Fear of Determinism.The Blank Slate. New York: Viking. Review by Liz Beck, Amber Hager, and Erica Olsen. Spring, 2004.
Outline and Powerpoint Presentation of Pinker, S. (2002). Chapter 14, The Many Roots of Our Suffering, The Blank Slate, 241-268. New York: Viking. Review by Bethany Sills, Elspeth Carden, and Claudia Rangul. Spring, 2004.
Summary and Powerpoint Presentation of Pinker, S. (2002). Chapter 19, Children. The Blank Slate. New York: Viking. Review by Lindsey Stevenson, Heather Steffani, and Fatima Coley. Spring, 2004.
