Aggression - Evolutionary

Question 1

Buss et al

Answer 1

Sexual intercourse or emotional bond - undergraduate students - based on imagining the future.
60% men reported greater distress over their partner’s sexual infidelity opposed to 17% of women
83% of women reported grater distress over their partner’s emotional attachment

Question 2

Wilson and Daly

Answer 2

Murder stats in Detroit
43% male victims and 41% of perpetrators were unemployed. Unemployment rate for Detroit at the time was 11%
competition for resources increases aggression.

Question 3

Sosis et al

Answer 3

60 geographically dispersed societies on the costs of group rituals and frequency of warfare. frequency of warfare strongest predictor on the cost of male display rituals.
focus on uniting males to large combat group by permanent means like scarring