Evolutionary theory to Aggression
Just some basic notes on Evolutionary theory for Aggression - With basic studies and IDA's
- Created by: Hope Cass
- Created on: 05-12-12 14:57
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- Evaluationary Explanation to Aggression
- Infidility leads to Jealousy which leads to Aggression
- Low Parental certainty in males
- High Parental investment in females
- Buss et al found
- That when asked in a questionnaire which sinoario a group of American undergraduates would find more distressing more men said their partners slleping with someone else, whereas women said their partners falling in love with someone else
- Evaluation: Method - Questionnaires (unreliable as people are likely to lie and give socially desirable answers) - Only done on Undergrads (they may not have been in a serious relationship so unable to answer the question acuratelly)
- This shows that men are more concerned about their patners having sex with other men - supporting parental certainty - also supports parental investment as women are more concerned about men using resources on other women
- That when asked in a questionnaire which sinoario a group of American undergraduates would find more distressing more men said their partners slleping with someone else, whereas women said their partners falling in love with someone else
- Evaluation of murder - Daly and Watson
- Threat to male status
- Lack of resources
- Sexual Jealously
- Evolutionary Explanations of Group displays
- Purpose of group displays is to...
- Promote co-operation between group members (Personal fitness)
- Intimidate people not part of the group (Inclusive fitness)
- Soical Dominance Theory - organising group hieraches to ensure survival of fitest
- Examples to support this - Haka, Military parades, Lynch mobs
- Zak found
- That the testosterone levels and oxynonin levels of a group of rugby players increased after a warm up exercise performed together
- This shows that our hormones have developed so we are able to co-operate effectively as a group as well as fight off other groups
- Evaluation: Reliable results as done in lab and took base levels at start - Corretaltional as doesn't say that these are actually the cause of aggression
- That the testosterone levels and oxynonin levels of a group of rugby players increased after a warm up exercise performed together
- Purpose of group displays is to...
- IDA - Nature (it is in our DNA to act aggressively when we feel threaten and need to co-operate in order to advance the gene pool) - Soically sensitive (promotes one group above another)
- Infidility leads to Jealousy which leads to Aggression
- Infidility leads to Jealousy which leads to Aggression
- Low Parental certainty in males
- High Parental investment in females
- That when asked in a questionnaire which sinoario a group of American undergraduates would find more distressing more men said their partners slleping with someone else, whereas women said their partners falling in love with someone else
- Evaluation: Method - Questionnaires (unreliable as people are likely to lie and give socially desirable answers) - Only done on Undergrads (they may not have been in a serious relationship so unable to answer the question acuratelly)
- This shows that men are more concerned about their patners having sex with other men - supporting parental certainty - also supports parental investment as women are more concerned about men using resources on other women
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