Relationships Flashcards
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anisogamy
the difference between male and female sex cells
what are the differences in sexual selection between men and women?
Men suffer less to reproduction as they have millions of sperm. so they can impregnate anyone if they want as they will never run out of sperm in their lives.
where as women, are more picky with who they choose to have a child with as they suffer more, the amount of eggs they are born with is the amount they will have for the rest of their lives, hence why they tend to be choosy in choosing the right man who is comitted and has many resources
competition
intrasexual selection
one sex competes with other same sex members for access to the opposite sex.
what happens if you ‘win’ (intrasexual selection)
they are able to mate and pass on desirable genes
choice
intersexual selection and an example
specific trait that is desirable to a person
e.g. if women find muscular men attract men will strive to be more muscular in order to attract women
what hypothesis supports intersexual selection
sexy sons hypothesis
sexy sons hypothesis
when women get with a man with ‘sexy’ traits in order for their offspring to appear attractive also and pass on the genes through generations
university campus
Clark and Hatfield
this can be used as an evaluation point
they conducted a study on differences in reproductive behaviour between men and women.
attractive male and female experimenters went aroud the campus and asked three questions
a. do you want to go on a date with me
b. would you come to my apartment
c. would you have sex with me
all the females asked didnt agree to have sex where as 75% of males did
low quality man <3
how does Clark and Hatfields research support evloutionary perspectives of partner preferences
evaluation explanation
Due to anisogamy, men chose to take the quantity over quality approach and agree to sex as they dont have much to lose where as the women took the quality over quantity approach as to why they didnt agree to sex. they wanted to have sex with the right person and not ‘waste an egg’ on a poor quality man
TAYLOR SWIFT
counterargument for Clark and Hatfields research
The study was conducted in 1989 where it was frowned upon for women to be promiscuous so it therefore lacks temporal validity
Buss research
