Synopses & Reviews
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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In this pathbreaking book, the editor and contributors look at primate behavior from a body of theory that was developed through the study of humans...Twenty-nine leading specialists examine a tremendous range of topics. Bravely conceived and well executed, this edited volume will go a long way toward uniting a field that in the past has been hopelessly fragmented within the academic isolation of many different departments and journals. F. S. Szalay
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Primate Psychology is a fascinating update of this field of research, written by 29 specialists. It deals with humans as well as other primates, a rare integration, and is enlightening when looking at social processes such as parenting. The editor, Dario Maestripieri, has included papers that point out gaps in our knowledge: for example, what has and has not been studied in conflict resolution among primates. Choice
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Primate Psychology is a fascinating update of this field of research, written by 29 specialists. It deals with humans as well as other primates, a rare integration, and is enlightening when looking at social processes such as parenting. Maggie McDonald - New Scientist
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A magnificent and important book. Maestripieri has created an authoritative synopsis of a growing and contentious research field that for too long has been hyper-dispersed among narrowly conceived literatures and academic departments. The authors put the current work on the psychology of human and nonhuman primates in historical perspective and also show us the latest developments and controversies. Primate Psychology should be required reading for academic researchers and science popularizers who have studied the evolution of human personality, emotion, and intelligence. Sue Boinski, University of Florida
Synopsis
This book, one of the few comprehensive attempts at integrating behavioralresearch 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. Theauthors 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, cognitiveneuroscience, and psychopathology.
About the Author
Dario Maestripieri is Associate Professor of Human Development, Psychology, and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago.Michael Tomasello is Co-Director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. He is the author of First Verbs and the coauthor of Primate Cognition.
Table of Contents
- The Past, Present, and Future of Primate Psychology Dano Maestripieri
- Aggression J. Dee Higley
- Conflict Resolution Peter G. Judge
- Sexuality Kim Wallen, Julia L. Zehr, Rebecca A. Herman, and Franklynn C. Graves
- Attachment Dano Maestripieri
- Parenting Lynn A. Fairbanks
- Social Development and Affiliation James R. Roney and Dario Maestripieri
- Comparing Cognitive Development Jesse M. Bering and Daniel J. Povinelli
- Social Cognition Josep Call and Michael Tomasello
- Personality Samuel D. Gosling, Scott O. Lilienfeld and Lori Marino
- Emotions and Behavioral Flexibility Filippo Aureli and Andrew Whiten
- Nonvocal Communication Lisa A. Parr and Dano Maestripieri
- Nonlinguistic Vocal Communication Michael J. Owren, Drew Kendall, and Jo-Anne Bachorowski
- Language Duane M. Rumbaugh, Michael J. Beran, and E. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
- Brain Substrates for Communication, Cognition, and Handedness William D. Hopkins, Dawn L. Pilcher, and Claudio Cantalupo
- Psychopathology Alfonso Troisi
- References
- Contributors
- Index