ABSTRACT
Case Vignette 20 Historical Context 21 Key Concepts 21 Natural Selection 21 Adaptation 23 Evolution and the Human Species 23 New Directions 26 Ethology 26 Evolutionary Psychology 28 A Research Example: Attachment 30 The Development of Attachment 30 Formation of Attachments with Mother, Father, and Others 31 Patterns of Attachment 32 The Relevance of Attachment to Later Development 33 An Application: The Free-Rider Problem 35 What Strategies Allow the Cooperative Individuals to Flourish in
the Face of Free-Riders? 35 Implications of the Free-Rider Problem for Education 36 How Does Evolutionary Theory Answer the Basic Questions That a Theory
of Human Development Is Expected to Address? 37 Critique of Evolutionary Theory 40 Strengths 41 Weaknesses 42 Critical Thinking Questions and Exercises 43 Key Terms 44 Recommended Resources 45 References 46
CASE VIGNETTE
Two strangers, Mark and Linda, get into the elevator in the Randolph Towers. They make eye contact and smile. Then Linda looks away. Mark continues to glance over at Linda; after a few moments she returns his gaze. Mark thinks that Linda is attractive. She has dark eyes, full lips, and smooth skin. She looks comfortable in her jacket and slacks, revealing an appealing, curvy figure. Linda thinks Mark looks very respectable in his suit and tie. His shoes are polished and he is carrying a smart leather briefcase. They ride to the 23rd floor where they both get off. Mark smiles again and asks Linda where she is going. She tells him she has an appointment with an attorney on that floor. She asks him what he is doing there; he says he is an accountant for a firm that is doing an audit of a company on that floor. Mark asks Linda if she would like to go for coffee when her meeting is over, and she grins and says, “Sure.”
