Evolution Flashcards
What did Clark and Hatfield find
75% of males agreed to have sex with a stranger compared to no women
What did Buss and Schmiddt find
Females aimed to have 4 sexual partners in a lifetime compared to men who said 18 was their ideal value
What did Buss find in 1993
Males became most distressed due to the thought of sexual infidelity whereas women became more distressed at the idea of their partners being in love with someone else
What did buss find in 1989
Male preferred physical looks whereas females preferred money
What did Baron Cohen find
Females are better at empathising whereas men are better at systematising
Why are there problems with testing this theory
It is a post hoc explanation
What is a positive application
Autism- extreme male brain that excels in systematising but lacks the ability to empathise
What did Luken find
Males showed more dominant behaviour in a job interview such as head shaking
What did Anderson find
Males are more likely to aggress to other males
why can gender differences be adaptive
it enables the passing of genes according to the different demands that each gender have
what is the difference of mate choice in males and females
females are more choosey as they are more limited in their biology
what is the difference in parental investment in males and females
females have more parental investment whereas males go out to compete and hunt
what does baron cohen believe is the main difference between males and females
females are better at empathising whereas males are better at systematising
