Anne Campbell (academic)
Encyclopedia
Anne Campbell is a professor of Psychology
at Durham University
. Her research interests concern gender
differences in aggression
and evolutionary psychology
.
She is notable for her research into gender differences in perception of one night stands, published in the journal Human Nature.
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
. Her research interests concern gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
differences in aggression
Aggression
In psychology, as well as other social and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior between members of the same species that is intended to cause humiliation, pain, or harm. Ferguson and Beaver defined aggressive behavior as "Behavior which is intended to increase the social dominance of...
and evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is an approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological traits such as memory, perception, and language from a modern evolutionary perspective. It seeks to identify which human psychological traits are evolved adaptations, that is, the functional...
.
She is notable for her research into gender differences in perception of one night stands, published in the journal Human Nature.
Books: authored
- A mind of her own: The evolutionary psychology of women (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002)
- Men, women and aggression (New York/London: Basic Books/Harpercollins, 1993)
- The girls in the gang (New York & Oxford: Blackwell, 1986)