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Our instincts - for food, sex or territorial protection evolved for life on the savannahs 10,000 years ago, not in today's world of densely populated cities, technological innovations and pollution. We now have access to a glut of larger-than-life objects - from confectionery to pornography to atomic weapons - that gratify these gut instincts with often dangerous results. Animal biologists coined the term 'supernormal stimuli' to describe imitations that appeal to primitive instincts and exert a stronger pull than real things. Evolutionary psychologist Deirdre Barrett applies this concept to the alarming disconnect between human instinct and our created environment, demonstrating how supernormal stimuli are a major cause of today's most pressing problems, including obesity and war. However, Barrett does more than show how unfettered instincts fuel dangerous excesses. She also reminds us that by exercising self-control we can rein them in, potentially saving ourselves and civilisation.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Society & social sciences Psychology

• Plný název: Supernormal Stimuli
• Autor: Deirdre Barrett
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Pevná
• Počet stran: 224
• EAN: 9780393068481
• ISBN: 039306848X
• ID: 04067356
• Nakladatelství: WW Norton & Co
• Hmotnost: 382 g
• Rozměry: 219 × 153 × 21 mm
• Datum vydání: 23. April 2010

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