evolutionary exp relationships Flashcards
McCutcheon et al
celebrity attitude scale scored likert scale 1-5 three different levels of parasocial relationship
entertainment social
celeb entertains - attracted because they entertain
intra sexual selection
males competing against each other for the right mate
inter-sexual selection
females being choosy and select the right partner from a pool based on desirable characteristics
men prefer
youth,heath,body shape
women prefer
wealth, strength, protection, stability
woman are more choosy because
woman invest far more in childern than men
why do woman invest more
more cost for woman - egg physical costly than sperm - anisogamy+ birth +carry for 9 months
symons
small investment few minutes exertion and teaspoonful of sperm
becoming older men do not want in a partner because
risk of dying during pregnancy or birth , children increase risk in having abnormalities - increasing cost for men
trivers
parental investment theory, sexual selection and reproductive behaviour different between gender reflecting amounth of investment to their child
- put more work into something less likely to abandon it(woman) compared to a smaller investment (men)
Cunningham
pressures of sexual selection
youthful features in woman
facials features of maturity in men (square jawline)
buss aim
relationship between sexual selection and human reproduction behaviour and how this shapes partner perferences
buss method
questionnaire 33 countries 37 different cultures across 6 continents
10,000 p average 23 age and volunteer sample
asked p to rank 13 factors on importance in choosing partner - age, attractiveness, finance
buss results
women 36/37 cultures deemed good financial prospect to be important
34/37 cultures placed ambition as important in men however e.g. spanish cultures this was reversed
men all 37 cultures regarded attractiveness more important compared to woman
men preferred a younger partner woman older man
buss conclusion
partner preferences support evolutionary theory of relationship between sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour
clark and Hatfield aim method conclusion
investigated whether females are choosier than males when selecting.
method field experiment in a nightclub where males + females approach opposite sex
found 75% males said yes all females said no
therefore support men st mating
davis aim method
looked at personal advertisements and found women advertised their physical attractiveness and express desires for high status male
males advertised wealth and wanted a young attractive physically woman
waynforth and dunbar
lonely hearts method
900 personal advertisements 4 American newspapers
waynforth results
found 40% of males wanted young and advertised earning power
compared to women 25% over 50% females advertised attractiveness compared to 34% of men
davis results
males advertised wealth and wanted a young attractive physically woman
wayforth results
masculine facial features square jawline preferred by females
strassberg and holty
woman describing themselves as fincially independent successful and ambitious produced over 50% more responses than very attractive and slim
limitation
do men prefer long or short term relationships and is it multiple or singular
short term quantity wit several partners
