Women's Short Term Mating Preferences

Question 1

What is the danger of ST mating/having an EPC?

Answer 1

Losing the LT mate, violence, STD/STI, reputation loss, pregnancy without a LT mate

Question 2

What are the female and male EPC prevalences?

Answer 2

46% and 44%

Question 3

What are the adaptive benefits of ST mating with regards to resources?

Answer 3

1. Resource accrual hypothesis
2. Paternity confusion hypothesis
3. Protection enhancement hypothesis
4. Status enhancement hypothesis

Question 4

What is the RAH?

Answer 4

Sex is used in exchange for resources

Question 5

What is the is PCH?

Answer 5

Tricking two men into thinking you are having their child in order to increase the resources you receive for it

Question 6

What is the PEH?

Answer 6

Sex in exchange for protection

Question 7

What is the SEH?

Answer 7

ST mating with a man of higher status in order to increase your status

Question 8

What are the adaptive benefits of ST mating with regards to solving problems?

Answer 8

1. Mate expulsion hypothesis
2. Mate switching hypothesis
3. Mate manipulation hypothesis

Question 9

What is the MEH?

Answer 9

Cheating with the hopes that he will end the relationship

Question 10

What is the MSH?

Answer 10

Looking for a new mate but keeping the old one as a backup

Question 11

What is the MMH?

Answer 11

Cheating for revenge or to show your mate that you are able to get other men too

Question 12

What LT goals is ST mating sometimes used to achieve?

Answer 12

1. Figuring out what you want in a LT mate
2. Deciding if you want a LT relationship with the ST mate
3. Honing seduction skills for future potential mates

Question 13

What are the genetic benefits of having a ST mate?

Answer 13

1. Good genes hypothesis
2. Genetic diversity hypothesis
3. Fertility enhancement hypothesis

Question 14

What is the GGH?

Answer 14

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)

Question 15

What is the GDH?

Answer 15

Cheating in order to increase the genetic variability of your offspring, increases their chance of survival

Question 16

What is the FEH?

Answer 16

Cannot get pregnant with current mate, increases your chance of getting pregnant

Question 17

What did women rate as the greatest benefits of having an affair? What hypotheses do these findings support?

Answer 17

1. Easier to break up with the current partner (MEH)

2. Find another partner better than yours (MSH)

Question 18

What did women indicate as their greatest reason for having an affair?

Answer 18

1. Revenge for their mate having one (MMH)

2. To find someone with more resources (RAH)

Question 19

What is a woman’s number one and two reason for having casual sex?

Answer 19

1. He is attractive (genes)

2. Thought it would lead to a LT relationship

Question 20

What type of men do women prefer as ST mates? What hypothesis does this support?

Answer 20

Masculine, promiscuous, dominant men, GGH

Question 21

When do women prefer less masculine men?

Answer 21

When they are not ovulating

Question 22

Are women more likely to have an orgasm with their EPC or LT mate?

Answer 22

EPC

Question 23

How does having an orgasm increase the likelihood of getting pregnant?

Answer 23

You lose 30% of the sperm if you orgasm and 35% if you don’t

Question 24

Are women with sexy mates more or less likely to have an EPC? What hypothesis does this support?

Answer 24

Less likely, GGH

Question 25

How do rates of EPC differ cross-culturally?

Answer 25

Non-traditional cultures are more likely to have EPCs

Question 26

How has contraception affected the reasons for having EPCs?

Answer 26

It makes it more about feeling good