Psychology- Evolutionary theory of relatio
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- Created on: 27-09-19 09:11
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- Evolutionary theory of relationships
- Sexual selection
- Choosing the best quality mate to make your offspring the best.
- Selection
- Intrasexual- males compete for access to females.
- Intersexual- mate choices in females where they look for resources, security and support.
- Miller et al
- Lap dancers in a US club get more tips when they're ovulating.
- Previous research suggests that women unconsciously dress and dance more provocatively when ovulating.
- Lap dancers in a US club get more tips when they're ovulating.
- Clarke and Hatfield
- Looked at gender differences in short term mating strategies.
- 75% of males said they'd have sex with and attractive girl compared to 0% when females were asked.
- 69% of males said they'd go back to an attractive girls apartment compared to only 6% of females.
- Looked at gender differences in short term mating strategies.
- Buss
- Explore partner preferences. Men value physical attractiveness whilst women value men with good financial prospects. eg. women are dependent during pregnancy.
- Self report so people may lie due to social desirability BUT large sample so high population validity
- Explore partner preferences. Men value physical attractiveness whilst women value men with good financial prospects. eg. women are dependent during pregnancy.
- Evaluation: doesn't explain why some women cheat, can't explain same sex relationships, deterministic as assumes no choice, reductionist as simplistic, sexist, and underplays socialisation which shapes behaviour.
- Sexual selection
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