Women's Short Term Mating Preferences Flashcards
What is the danger of ST mating/having an EPC?
Losing the LT mate, violence, STD/STI, reputation loss, pregnancy without a LT mate
What are the female and male EPC prevalences?
46% and 44%
What are the adaptive benefits of ST mating with regards to resources?
- Resource accrual hypothesis
- Paternity confusion hypothesis
- Protection enhancement hypothesis
- Status enhancement hypothesis
What is the RAH?
Sex is used in exchange for resources
What is the is PCH?
Tricking two men into thinking you are having their child in order to increase the resources you receive for it
What is the PEH?
Sex in exchange for protection
What is the SEH?
ST mating with a man of higher status in order to increase your status
What are the adaptive benefits of ST mating with regards to solving problems?
- Mate expulsion hypothesis
- Mate switching hypothesis
- Mate manipulation hypothesis
What is the MEH?
Cheating with the hopes that he will end the relationship
What is the MSH?
Looking for a new mate but keeping the old one as a backup
What is the MMH?
Cheating for revenge or to show your mate that you are able to get other men too
What LT goals is ST mating sometimes used to achieve?
- Figuring out what you want in a LT mate
- Deciding if you want a LT relationship with the ST mate
- Honing seduction skills for future potential mates
What are the genetic benefits of having a ST mate?
- Good genes hypothesis
- Genetic diversity hypothesis
- Fertility enhancement hypothesis
What is the GGH?
Cheating because you want better genes than those offered by your current mate but want the personality of your LT mate (achievement of good nature and nurture)
What is the GDH?
Cheating in order to increase the genetic variability of your offspring, increases their chance of survival
What is the FEH?
Cannot get pregnant with current mate, increases your chance of getting pregnant
What did women rate as the greatest benefits of having an affair? What hypotheses do these findings support?
- Easier to break up with the current partner (MEH)
2. Find another partner better than yours (MSH)
What did women indicate as their greatest reason for having an affair?
- Revenge for their mate having one (MMH)
2. To find someone with more resources (RAH)
What is a woman’s number one and two reason for having casual sex?
- He is attractive (genes)
2. Thought it would lead to a LT relationship
What type of men do women prefer as ST mates? What hypothesis does this support?
Masculine, promiscuous, dominant men, GGH
When do women prefer less masculine men?
When they are not ovulating
Are women more likely to have an orgasm with their EPC or LT mate?
EPC
How does having an orgasm increase the likelihood of getting pregnant?
You lose 30% of the sperm if you orgasm and 35% if you don’t
Are women with sexy mates more or less likely to have an EPC? What hypothesis does this support?
Less likely, GGH
How do rates of EPC differ cross-culturally?
Non-traditional cultures are more likely to have EPCs
How has contraception affected the reasons for having EPCs?
It makes it more about feeling good
