LS1 - Evolutionary Explanations

Question 1

Evolutionary Explanations Of Relationships

Answer 1

Driven by sexual selection, meaning men and women choose a partner to maximise reproductive success

Question 2

Anisogamy

Answer 2

The different between men and female reproduction.Males require little energy and have lots of sperm

Question 3

Intra-Sexual Selection

Answer 3

Males - Men competing with each other for access to females making men want secondary sexual characteristics.

Question 4

Anisogamy In Men

Answer 4

Suggests males should have as many partners as possible and compete to be the most attractive mate

Question 5

Mate Guarding

Answer 5

Males might start mate guarding to prevent them from mating with anyone else as they fear cuckoldry

Question 6

Cuckoldry

Answer 6

Raising another man’s child

Question 7

Inter-Sexual Selection

Answer 7

Females - Choosing from available mates by attractiveness.

Question 8

Anisogamy In Females

Answer 8

Suggests they should be selective in choosing a mate, generally females want someone with good physical health, money and status.

Question 9

Strengths (+)

Answer 9

Survey
University Study

Question 10

Weaknesses (-)

Answer 10

Deterministic
Socially Sensitive
Gays

Question 11

Survey (+)

Answer 11

Buss - Conducted a survey of 10,000+ adults across 33 countries and found females like resources-based characteristics whereas men like good looks and youth.

Question 12

University Study (+)

Answer 12

When males/females approached members of the opposite sex to go on a date, go back to their place or go to bed, answers to date were even but way more men agreed to go to apartment and no women agreed to staying the night.

Question 13

Deterministic (-)

Answer 13

Suggests we have little free will whereas everyday life suggests we do.

Question 14

Socially Sensitive (-)

Answer 14

They promote sexism and don’t consider women being more independent in today’s society.