Evolutionary Explanations

Question 1

How does aggression increase survival chances

Answer 1

-Because it allows us to compete and fight for resources and defend ourselves against predators increasing access to resources.

Question 2

Evolutionary explanation

Answer 2

-Behaviours evolve like physical characteristics-genes are passed on if they provide a survival advantage-aggression can be seen as an evolved characteristic as it increases reproductive and survival chances.

Question 3

How does aggression increase reproductive chances

Answer 3

-Women are innately attracted to more aggressive men as they can protect offspring
-Aggression as a response to jealousy allows them to attack the potential threat to their reproductive chances and increase chances of mating

Question 4

Sadella et al

Answer 4

Found that women were more attracted to dominant men sexually supporting the view aggression increases reproductive chances and thus may have evolved

Question 5

Daly and Wilson

Answer 5

-Men killing their partners was often triggered by jealousy suggesting jealousy produces aggression to prevent threats to reproduction giving reproductive advantage.