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Who proposed the theory of
Sexual Selection? |
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What are the 2 processes involved in
Sexual Selection? |
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Intrasexual selection
Intersexual selection |
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What is involved in Intrasexual selection? |
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Mate competition. Usually males - compete for access to members of the other sex. Victors are able to mate and pass on their genes. Whatever traits lead to success, are passed on to the next generation. |
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What is involved in Intersexual Selection? |
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Mate Choice. Preferences in mate's qualities. These preferences determine the areas in which the other sex must compete. |
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Describe short-term preferences? |
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Men have a greater desire for casual sex. A man who impregnantes many women, has passed on many copies of his genes. Whereas a women is stuck for a period of time and only produces a single child. Men lose attraction after sex in order to not spend too long with 1 woman. |
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Describe Long-Term Preferences? |
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Women are attracted to men who can provide:
1/ Resources for her and her children,
2/ Physical Protection,
3/ Show promise as a good parent.
Men are attracted to women who display good fertility. |
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Name 2 Psychologists who support the theory of
Sexual Selection?
(Initials: C&H, B) |
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Why do Clarke and Hatfield support the theory of
Sexual Selection? |
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Men and women experimenters approached strangers on a campus and asked if they would go on a date with them or have sex with them. 50% women agreed to the date and 75% men agreed to have sex. This supports short-term preferences. |
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Why does Buss support the theory of
Sexual Selection? |
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Investigated what men and women look for, in over 37 cultures. Women mainly wanted financial security (resources) whereas men wanted phsyical attractiveness (cue as to a woman's fertility). This supports long-term preferences. |
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What are 2 IDA criticisms of
Sexual Selection?
(Initials: V, GB) |
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Why is validity an issue in
Sexual Selection? |
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Studies such as Buss', give an indication of expressed preferences rather than actual preferences in real life. |
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Why is Gender Bias an issue for
Sexual Selection? |
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Men could not have adapted a desire for casual and frequent sex if there were no willing women. |
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