evolutionary psychology

Question 1

sexual selection and mate preferences

Answer 1

competition for mates
male vs male for female choice
female puts more time and effort into offspring

Question 2

sexy son

Answer 2

females choose partners who make more attractive children that will then be chosen by future females to mate with.
sexy trait is more exaggerated meaning better chance of survival

Question 3

good genes

Answer 3

females base this on strength, looks, attitude - means offspring will have these traits

Question 4

females and being selective

Answer 4

want to know they will be protected and cared for during preg
physically attractive - jaw, muscles = high test
high test = better chance of overcoming illness
more masculine
also look for high economic status

Question 5

males and youth and fertility

Answer 5

big emphasis on attractiveness
child bearing, wide hips, big eyes, small nose, full lips
STUDY - males ideal face is 14
older = menopause = less oestrogen - less youthful
0.7 waist hip ratio

Question 6

waynforth and dunbar - desires study

Answer 6

m - youth, f - resources
older f - less picky, likely to withhold age
if attractive - more picky
m - greater dominance - lie about other characteristics
older m - offer more
bad looking - commitment

Question 7

tinder

Answer 7

females get more attention more quickly
fewer interest in males - female choosiness
m casually like more profiles

Question 8

advertising on tinder

Answer 8

camera angle
males - below as emphasis masculine traits
females - above as flattering, short, makes them look younger

Question 9

honesty on tinder

Answer 9

self report and independent judges rate accuracy - 1/3
f pictures less accurate - more likely to be older than they look

Question 10

parental investment theory

Answer 10

f invest more so more selective
m just want to spread genes
f sex organ - costly
m - trivial, diff costs involved
f - emotional jealousy
m - sexual jealousy
men can not be certain of paternity so commitment from woman is important as don’t want to put time into others offspring

Question 11

BUSS - sexual and emotional infidelity study

Answer 11

behaviour and psych measures
m - greater neg to sexual
HOWEVER - hypothetical

Question 12

neuroimaging to show areas of the brain involved in infidelity

Answer 12

m - amygdala and hypothalamus - sexual aggression
f - temporal - trustworthiness, deception

Question 13

same sex preferences

Answer 13

genetic factors - m sexuality comes from mother
evolutionary - f friendships can help survival of offspring
ventral striatum - only light up for gay for their preferences, both for bi/ 1 for straight