Human mate retentio Flashcards
sexual selection:
selecting against traits which reduce chance of reproducing
intasexual selectio
competition for mates within the same sex
R strategy
make as many offspring as possible with little parental investement
intersexual selection
traits appealing to opposite sex
name of strategy with maximum parental investment with few offspring:
K strategy
which stategy increased survival rate?
K stategy
characteritics of R strategy:
early maturity
unstable environment
small size of organism
each individual reproduces once
some offspring live longer than others
characteritics of K strategy:
late maturity
stable environment
large size of organism
can reproduce more than once
factors affecting mate finding:
geographical location
socioeconomic status
educational background
ethnicity
age
attidues/ interests
religion
three levels of preference:
shared by most individuals
vary according to sex
vary amongst individuals
what % of couples are the same fath?
79.4%
females harbour more reproductive cost than men in terms of..
time
energy
resources
female sexual selection directed to which characteristics?
food and shelter sharing
provision of territory and protector
female sexual selection directed to which characteristics?
food and shelter sharing
provision of territory and protector
advantages conferred to women from relationship:
material
genetic reproductive
resource advantage for offspring
why do men look for signs of youth in women?
reproductive ability of woman age related
residual reproductive value
the expected amount of reproductive output remaining in an individual’s life
purpose of eye makeup in making look younger:
darl makeup maes scleara look more white
indicator of youth
purpose of high heels:
makes boobs and bum stick out
comparisons of malaysian chinese bodies revealed:
participants preferred a lower weight for attractiveness than for health.
what effect does media have on womens perception on BMI?
influences rating of attractivess, not health
which quality most preffered by both men and women?
kind and understanding, followed by intelligence
which characteristic preffered by women , but not men?
good earning capacity
which characteristic preffered by men, but not women?
desire for children
how did men and women differ in preference for physical attractiveness?
men: 3rd
women: 6th
which characteritics do women value more than men?
financial propsects and ambition + industry
how does age preference differ in men and women?
women prefer older
men prefer younger
results regarding the ability to identfy father from face are…?
contradictory
what traits should males select for to avoid the uncertainty of paternity?
- signals indiating future fidelity
- womens who will direct resources to their offspring and not men
- women who display jealousy
the uncertainity of paternity may explain which male preference?
partner who is a virigin
which country placed the highest, and the lowest value on virginity?
China and Sweden
in which country did men prefer the youngest partner?
Zambia
uk divorce rate:
50%
mean duration of marriage:
8.9 years
% of men who admit to infedility
70%
% of women who admit to infedelity
60%
mate retention tactic mostly displayed by men and women:
love and care
how do men and women differ in expectation of sex:
at the same time point, men have a higher expectation of intercourse
how do men and women differ in their number of partners?
at the same age, men desire to have had more sexual partners
how do men and women differ in their ratings of casual sex?
men are more likely to certsinly and probably have casual sex.
men more likely to probably not have sex.
across all countries, sexual partner desires of men and women are higher in which gender?
men
% of men who would have sex with a stranger they met on the street:
50%
how do men and women differ in their standards for a one night stand?
lowest acceptable intelligence is smaller for men’s standards than it is for women’s standards
closing time phenomenon: effect of time on perceived attractiveness:
opposite sex became more attractive
same sex attractiveness initally dips
the closing time phenomenon is indepdant off…
amount of alcohol consumed
the closing time phenomenon affects both genders but primarily affects…
men
closing time phenomenon: self rated attractivness
people deem themsevles more attractive as the night continues
