Sperm Wars 4 Flashcards
Disagreements about what may be the most common source of conflict between men and women?
Sexual access or availbility
Making inferences about others’ intentions, emotional states, or hidden intentions is called?
Sexual mind reading
Two things that can go wrong with sexual mind reading are?
- Something is there when it’s not
- Failing to recognize when it’s there
(sexual interest)
The sexual over-perception bias is…(4 things)
- Men possess mind-reading biases designed to minimize the cost of missed opportunities
- Falsely infer woman’s sexual interest when not there
- Being nice
- Men who think they are high in mate value experience sexual over-perception bias more
Women use their sexuality as
A manipulation tactic
A vigorous pursuit of sexual access despite women’s resistence
Sexual aggression
4 acts of sexual aggression
- Demanding
- Forcing
- Failing to get mutual agreement for sex
- Touching without permission
T/F: Men underestimate how acceptable sexual aggression is to women.
False. They underestimate how UNacceptable it is.
T/F: No other acts a man performs are judged as upsetting as sexual aggression.
True.
Sexual withholding is…
- Sexual teasing
- Saying no to sex
- Leading a man on
Functions of sexual withholding are…
- Withhold from certain men
- Increase sex value
- Manipulation: man’s perception of a woman’s value and to make a temporary partner a permanent one.
What are the 3 forms of intimate partner violence?
- Psychological Abuse
- Verbal Abuse
- Spousal Abuse
What are 2 examples of psychological intimate partner violence?
- Condescension: places more value because he is a man and/or treats wife as if she were stupid.
- Contempt
Physical abuse is used to increase commitment and investment or an attempt to hold on to a mate is used in what type of intimate partner violence?
Spousal abuse
Spousal abuse occurs where?
Across all cultures
