Chapter 6: Short Term Mating Strategies Flashcards
which gender has a greater desire for casual sex?
men
potential costs for men of short term mating
1) STD
2) decrease in social reputation
3) children don’t survive (due to lack of parental investment)
4) suffering violence from the female’s family
5) retaliatory affairs from their spouse because the male cheated on themq
are higher mate value men more likely to engage in shrt term mating strategies? what about women?
men are more likely to engage in short term mating strategies, and higher mate value women are more likely to engage in long term mating strategies.
benefits of short term mating for males?
1) more kids in less time
2) minimal drag on resources
3) better quality genes and genetic variation
good genes theory
theory that short term mating can secure better genes than a long term mate. a superior male may often be willing to have a brief encounter with a less-desirable female if she does not expect resources.
T/F: symmetrical men are more likely to have affairs
true
Difference in traits that females look for in men they are short term vs long term mating with
short term: physically attractive, symmetrical, daring, confident, strong
long term: kinder, more resources, willingness to invest in children.
Testicle size is indicative of increased __ ___
sperm compteition.
sperm competition exerts a selective pressure on males to produce larger ____ containing _____
larger ejaculated containing lots of sperm. (in order to displace any other males sperm in the female’s reproductive tract)
the fact than human men have larger testicles relative to their body size compared to other primates suggests:
that femalres in our evolutionary history may have more than one mate at a given time
humans show higher levels of sperm competition than the ____ but far lower levels of sperm competition than the more promiscuous _____
humans show higher levels of sperm competition than the GORILLAS (very monogamous) but far lower levels of sperm competition than the more promiscuous CHIMPs
physiological evidence that humans did engage in short term mating throughout our evolutionary history
1) increased testicle size and thus ejaculations
2) variations in sperm insemination depending on how long they have been separated from their mate.
T/F: an increase in sperm insemination upon being reunited did not depend on the time since the man’s last ejaculation
true. even if the man masturbated, the number of sperm ejaculated when with his wife will increase DEPENDING on the DURATION they spent APART
which gender has a higher desire for more sex partners? Which gender has more sexual feelings of desire in a given week?
males
which gender would most likely sleep with another person after knowing them for small amount of time? After which duration of knowing someone would both genders agree to sleep that person at equal amounts?
Males are more likley to report consenting to sleeping with a partner if they’ve known them for only an hour.
the only time both men and women equally report the same desire to sleep with someone they’ve known is after the women has known the person for over 5 years
when short term mating, the standards of mate typically ____.
drop. men also typically report a larger acceptable age range for short term mating. (they’ll short term mate with older women, but not if they want a long term relationship)
T/F: even in short term mating partners, men try and find women who exhibit premarital chastity, like when they are looking for long term mates
false. men avoid prudish behavior, virginity, inexperience or low sex drive when attempting to find a short term mate.
men looking for ___-term relationships look more towards facial information, and men considering _____-relationships prioritized body information.
men looking for LONG-term relationships look more towards facial information, and men considering SHORt-relationships prioritized body information.
the attraction reduction effect explains the psychological mechanism that shows that short term mating was an actual strategy:
the effect that causes men to be less attracted to females after they engaged in short term mating. This promotes them to leave so they can continue short term mating, and prevents them from spending extra resources on a short term affair.
The closing time phenomenon
idea that as closing time approaches, men viewed women as increasingly attractive, regardless of how much alcohol they had consumed. Women also viewed men as more attractive, but not to the extent of the effect on men. Addresses the psychological solution to the problem of sexual accessibility.
differences in sexual fantasies between men and women
men typically fantasized amount multiple partners, group sex, anonymous partners, and casual sex in which there are no repercussions or committment
females typically fantasized amount men who they were already involved with, and commitment, romance and “taking it slow” was a larger part of the fantasy
cues of sexual exploitability. how attractive did men typically rate sexually attractive women for short term mating vs long term mating?
cues: promiscuous dress, flirting, drunk, rowdy, open body posture.
men ranked this attractive for short term mating but acutally found it unattractive for long term mating
men typically regret acts of sexual ____ and women typically regret acts of sexual ____
men typically regret acts of sexual OMMISSION and women typically regret acts of sexual COMISSION
gender that is most likely to have extramarrital affairs
50% of males cheat only 26% of females cheat
Which gender is most likely to elicit prostitution services?
69% of american men have solicited a prostitute.
T/F: prostitutes are more common in north america
false. prositution is available in almost every society
difference on the perspectives of men and women on FWBs
men: want to have FWBs for less drama, with the ideal outcome of having more hook ups
women: typically believe FWBs may lead to a more-serious relationship. Typically have less FWBs then males. Typically feel more used when an FWB doesn’t result in a long term relationship
how can an orgasm of a woman facilitate conception
an orgasm leads to more sperm being retained in the canal, increasing the probability of conception
T/F: women are more likely to orgasim when cheating on their husbands
true. there is an increasing likelihood that females will orgsm with their affair partner
5 hypotheses as to why women would engage in short term mating
1) resource hypothesis
2) genetic benefit
3) mate swtiching
4) short term for long term goal hypothesis
5) mate manipulation
resource hypothesis in terms of short term mating benefits for women
short term mating in exchange for meat, goods, and services. may be able to secure the resources of MULTIPLE men because they will each invest in her due to the fact it MIGHT be their child. May also be able to get social capital by being invovled with a high-class man
Genetic benefit hypothesis in terms of short term mating benefits for women
a man she is cheating with may have enhanced fertility.
a man she is cheating on will contribute to the genetic diversity of her children.
he may also have superior genes and give rise to healthier offspring. ( more attractive, more symetrical)
this is heavily seen when the women is ovulating
sexy son hypothesis
belief that women may cheat on their husband with an attractive man in attempt to be able to bear a son who is especially attractive to women in the next generation, and thus will increase her offsprings chance of reproductive success
mate expulsion hypothesis
having a short term affair would help the woman to get rid of her long term mate
trading up hypothesis
having a an affair might result in a woman finding someone better than her husband.
short term and long term goal hypothesis
women may engage in short term flings in order to establish what they are looking for in a long term mate.
mate manipulation hypothesis
women may cheat in order to draw attention to her long term mate that other people are trying to steal his wife.
sibling competition
a lack of closeness between siblings that typically occurs when siblings were fathered by different men
T/F: according to the short term and long term goal hypothesis, women will not choose to short term mate with someone who is already in a relationship or is too promiscuous, despite engaging in short term mating strategies herself
true. even when engaging in short term mating, a female will not choose men who are tooooo promiscuous, or who already have a girl friend, because that ruins the chance that that short term fling may ever be along term mate.
affect of father absence on daughters
daughters with no father tend to reach sexual maturity sooner, have sex sooner, and have more sexual partners compared to others that are her age.
the fact that women with a low WHR engage on more short term mating compared to women with higher WHF suggests that:
perhaps bodily attraction rather than facial or overall attractiveness may be linked with a short-term mating strategy in women.
dark triad traits
1) narcissism
2) psychopathy
3) machevellianism
