Evolutionary Explanation to Aggression

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1. What two strategies did Buss (1988) suggest men have evolved to prevent cuckoldry?

  • Uroxicide and Cheating
  • Crying and positive reinforcments
  • Direct guarding and Negative Inducments
  • Becoming more attentive & caring
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2. How does Camilleri (2004)'s findings support sexual coercion's link with aggression?

  • Men are just violent anyway
  • Found that sexual coercion amongst males, not females, as females are not at risk of cuckoldry
  • females do not care

3. Why does Daly & Wilson (1988) propose that sexual jealousy is adaptive?

  • It isn't adaptive
  • Prevents parental uncertainty and therefore preventing males from becoming cuckolds
  • Keep women in love with 1 man

4. What percentage of all UK murders are due to sexual jealousy? Dell (1984) f

  • 26%
  • 17%
  • 1%
  • 64%

5. What were the main points from Shakelford et al (2005)'s study?

  • Men were found to use no form of violence
  • Men used emotional manipulation, inter-sexual negative inducements and direct guarding
  • Men only used physical violence
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