Evolutionary Explanations

Question 1

Explain the concept of adaptive behaviours

Answer 1

Behaviours which increase our chances of survival (adaptive) become more evidient through the process of survival of the fittest.

Question 2

What is Paternal uncertainity ?

Answer 2

Women know for certain their child belongs to them, men cannot be so sure.

Question 3

What is Anti-cuckoldry Behaviour ?

Answer 3

To maximise their chances of reproductive success, males displays “vigilance” and “violence” towards the potential competition.

Question 4

What are the two Mate retention Strategies ?

Answer 4

1. Direct guarding
   2, Negative inducements

Question 5

Whatis Direct gurading ?

Answer 5

Keeping Tabs on social behaviour E.g Monitoring their partners whereabouts, checking their phone or telling them what to wear.

Question 6

What is Negative inducements ?

Answer 6

Issuing threats & consequences E.g “I will kill myself if you leave me”

Question 7

What is maladaptive behaviour ?

Answer 7

Bullying mey be an adaptive behaviour, Volk (2012) suggest Bullying quickly establishes a social hierachy that may have been essential in primitve times to more dominant meemebers having a greater reproductive success.

Question 8

What is self efficacy ?

Answer 8

Sel efficacy is the extent to which we believe our actions will achieve a desired goal.