Evolutionary Explanations of Aggression including Infidelity and Jealousy

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1. What study found that 55% of battered wives reported jealousy based on suspicion and fear as the main reason for their partner's violence?

  • Daly et al.
  • Miller
  • Dobash and Dobash
  • Daly and Wilson
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2. In which culture can aggression give status?

  • Western cultures
  • Yannomamo of South America
  • Kingsan of the Kalahari Desert

3. In which culture can aggression ruin a reputation?

  • Kingsan of the Kalahari Desert
  • Yannomamo of South America
  • Western cultures

4. What did Felson find?

  • Out of 2060 murders, women were twice as likely to murder out of jealousy than men
  • Sexual jealousy was the main motivator in domestic killings
  • 55% of battered wives reported jealousy based on suspicion and fear as the main reason for their partner's violence

5. Alternative theory

  • Diathesis Stress Model
  • Importation model
  • Deprivation model

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