Supernormal stimuli : (Record no. 86995)
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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 |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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General Collection | Library | Library | 08/06/2012 | Purchase | 155.7 BAR | 000303100 | 05/02/2016 | 05/02/2016 | Loanable Book |