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Aggression - Evolutionary Explanations Flashcards

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Evolutionary explanations of aggression?

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Jealousy and infidelity

Group displays - sports and warfare

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Research on jealousy?

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Daly and Wilson

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Daly and Wilson?

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Men evolved different strategies to deter their female partners from committing adultery, from vigilance to violence

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Aspects of jealousy?

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Cuckoldry and sexual jealousy
Mate retention and violence
Sexual jealousy and extreme violence

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Research on mate retention and violence?

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Buss

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Buss?

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Mate retention strategies include ‘direct guarding’ (restricting autonomy) and ‘negative inducements’ (violence, threats, etc.)

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Research on sexual jealousy and extreme violence?

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Daly et al.

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Daly et al?

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male sexual jealousy is the most common motivation for killings in domestic disputes in the US

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Strengths of explanations of jealousy?

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RL applications

Research support

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Weaknesses of explanations of jealousy?

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Gender bias
Limited
Methodological flaws

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Applications of explanations of jealousy?

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mate retention tactics can be an early indicator of violence

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Gender bias in explanations of jealousy?

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Felson

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Felson?

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Women 2x more likely to murder out of jealousy than men

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Limitations of explanations of jealousy?

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Edlund and sagarin

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Edlund and sagarin?

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Research on jealousy doesn’t consider perceived locus of control or locus of responsibility between the female and male rival or degree of infidelity

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Supporting research for explanations of jealousy?

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Shackleford et al.

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Shackleford et al?

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Negative inducements and direct guarding positively correlated with violence scores, and emotional manipulation was a strong predictor for violence

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Methodological flaws in explanations of jealousy?

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Shackleford et al used surveys - prone to social desirability bias or pressure from partners

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Research on infidelity?

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Daley et al

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Daley et al? (infidelity)

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detection or suspicion of infidelity is a key predictor of violence

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Aspects of infidelity?

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Sexual coercion (partner rape)
Violence towards pregnant partners
Uxoricide

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Research on sexual coercion?

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Camilleri

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Camilleri?

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Sexual assault was directly linked with perceived risk of infidelity

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Goetz et al?

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Sexual coercion is a consequence of men’s perceptions or suspicions of sexual infidelity

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Evolutionary benefit of violence towards pregnant partners?

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Terminates pregnancy, eliminating a potential rival’s offspring and leaving her free to bear their own children

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Research on uxoricide?

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Daly and Wilson

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Daly and Wilson? (uxoricide)

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May be an unintended outcome of an adaption designed for control rather than death

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Shackleford et al? (infidelity)

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Not all men can ‘confer benefits’ so must ‘inflict costs’

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29
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Strengths of explanations of infidelity?

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Supporting research

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Weaknesses of explanations of infidelity?

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Gender bias
Limitations
Historical bias

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Gender bias in explanations of infidelity?

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Felson?

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Women 2x more likely to murder out of jealousy in the US

33
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Support for explanations of infidelity (partner rape)?

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Camilleri and Quinsey

34
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Camilleri and Quinsey?

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Men convicted of raping partners (rather than non-sexual charges) were more likely to have experienced cuckoldry risks prior to the assault

35
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Support for explanations of infidelity (violence towards pregnant partners)?

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Burch and Gallup

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Burch and Gallup?

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Frequency of violent acts towards pregnant mates was roughly double of that directed to non-pregnant, with sexual jealousy characterising this

37
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Limitations of explanations of infidelity?

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Buss and Shackleford

38
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Buss and Shackleford?

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Infidelity cannot explain why different males respond in different ways when faced with infidelity (e.g. aggression, murder, getting drunk, etc.)

39
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Historical bias in explanations of infidelity?

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It’s easier to leave your partner than it used to be

40
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Link between sports and aggression?

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Sport is ‘ritualised aggression’ - the benefits of tribal warfare without the dangers

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Research on sport?

42
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Marsh?

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Football hooliganism is the human equivalent of ‘ceremonial conflict’

43
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Aspects of aggression in sport?

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Xenophobia and Territoriality

44
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Research on xenophobia?

45
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Macdonald?

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It’s adaptive to exaggerate negative stereotypes about outsiders, as it’s less costly

46
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Podaliri and Balestri?

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Evidence of xenophobic tendencies in Italian football crowds

47
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Research on territoriality?

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Neave and Wolfson

48
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Neave and Wolfson?

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Home teams are more likely to win due to a huge surge of testosterone before the match which doesn’t happen before away games or in training, goalkeepers have the highest surge

49
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Strengths of explanations of sport?

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Support

RL applications

50
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Weaknesses of explanations of sport?

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Contradicting evidence

51
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Support for explanations of sport?

52
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Foldesi?

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In Hungarian football crowds the racist conduct of a core of extremist supporters led to an increase of spectator violence and xenophobic tendencies

53
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Contradicting evidence for explanations of sport?

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Moore and Brylinksy

54
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Moore and Brylinksy?

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Neither home advantage nor crowds increased the performance of 2 US basketball teams:
Siena - 76.25 av. in front of a crowd away, 86.2 av. without a crowd
Hartford - 64.29 av. in front of a crowd at home, 71.25 without a crowd

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Real life applications of explanations of sport?

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Sheffield United’s ‘Football Unites, Racism Divides’ aims to minimise influence of xenophobia

56
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Aspects of warfare?

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Benefits of aggressive displays

Costly displays signal commitment

57
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What happens to women in societies that experience frequent warfare?

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Less likely to escape infanticide as they’re perceived as less useful than men, so there are less of them

58
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Research on benefits of aggressive displays?

A

Divale and harris

59
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Divale and harris?

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men who do well are rewarded by access to female mates

60
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Chagnon?

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In the Yanomamo tribe, success = high status = likely to have wives and children

61
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Research on the Yanomamo tribe?

62
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Research on costly displays?

63
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Irons?

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The costliness of permanent displays (e.g. scars) serve as honest displays and demonstrate commitment

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Research on costly displays and defection?

65
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Thorpe?

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Individuals have an incentive to avoid harm, but permanent displays minimise ability to abscond to increase commitment

66
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Weaknesses of explanations of tribal warfare?

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Cultural bias
Gender bias
Reductionist
War not in the genes

67
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Strengths of explanations of tribal warfare?

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Supporting research

68
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Supporting research for explanations of tribal warfare?

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Leunissen and Van Vugt

69
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Leunissen and Van Vugt?

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military men only had increased sex appeal when observed displaying bravery during warfare

70
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Culture bias in explanations of tribal warfare?

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Research such as Chagnon focus on Eastern ideas and tribal warfare, where casualties are few and rewards great

71
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Gender bias in explanations of tribal warfare?

72
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Adams?

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Whilst female warriors are generally unheard of, there are rare exceptions - why when there are little benefits and many costs for women (e.g. reproductive costs)?

73
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Reductionism in explanations of tribal warfare?

74
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Watson?

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High levels of cruelty found in human warfare may be more a consequence of deindividuation than evolution

75
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War not in the genes in explanations of tribal warfare?

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War emerged when humans shifted from a nomadic existence to a settled one - so it’s a rational response to a changing lifestyle/environment, not biological compulsions

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