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Supernormal stimuli : (Record no. 86995)

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fixed length control field 01889nam a22002057a 4500
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20160409184353.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 120608s2010 nyu 00110 eng d
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 039306848X (hbk.)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency IeDuRDS
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number 23
Classification number 155.7
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Barrett, Deirdre.
9 (RLIN) 74753
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Supernormal stimuli :
Remainder of title how primal urges overran their evolutionary purpose /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Deirdre Barrett.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 0# - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York ;
-- London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. W. W. Norton,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2010.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note What are supernormal stimuli? -- Making the ordinary seem strange -- Sex for dummies -- Too cute -- Foraging in food courts -- Defending home, hearth, and hedge fund -- Vicarious social settings from Shakespeare to Survivor -- Intellectual pursuits as supernormal stimuli -- Conclusion: Get off the plaster egg.
520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In this book, a Harvard evolutionary psychologist explains how our once-helpful instincts get hijacked in our garish modern world. 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 candy 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, such as soccer balls that geese prefer over eggs. The author 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.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Evolutionary psychology.
9 (RLIN) 74754
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Behavior evolution.
9 (RLIN) 74755
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        General Collection Library Library 08/06/2012 Purchase   155.7 BAR 000303100 05/02/2016 05/02/2016 Loanable Book

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