Both sexes had a preference for symmetrical faces as they represented healthier genes
The less time a man spend with a woman before sex the more women he could impregnate
Men were more attracted to women with young faces with characteristics such as large eyes, small nose and chin
Women are attracted to masculine features such as a square jaw and rigid eyebrows in men as they're associated with high levels of testosterone, suggesting they have healthy genes as testosterone surpasses the immune system
7. Issue of inter sexual selection
Cause and effect relationship cannot be established
Both sexes had a preference for symmetrical faces as they represented healthier genes
Deterministic to suggest that natural selection based on based on whether they have good genes completely determines the mate we choose, not all relationships are carried out for reproduction e.g. birth control, homosexual relationships
Reductionistic to reduce a complex subject of mate choice down to natural selection
8. Describe intrasexual selection
Mate competition; the preference of one sex for the opposite sex that possess favourable characteristics and therefore good genes that will be passed onto offspring
Mate choice; the preference of one sex for the opposite sex that possess favourable characteristics and therefore good genes that will be passed onto offspring
Mate competition; members of the same sex compete for access to members of the opposite sex and the winners go on to mate and pass on their genes that helped them win
Mate choice; members of the same sex compete for access to members of the opposite sex and the winners go on to mate and pass on their genes that helped them win
9. Which study found that men were more attracted to women with young faces with characteristics such as large eyes, small nose and chin?
Bruce and Young
Cunningham
Waynforth
Singh
10. What did Waynforth find?
Women are attracted to masculine features such as a square jaw and rigid eyebrows in men as they're associated with high levels of testosterone, suggesting they have healthy genes as testosterone surpasses the immune system
Men were more attracted to women with young faces with characteristics such as large eyes, small nose and chin
Short term mating preferences in women allowed the women to leave poor quality relationships and have genetically diverse offspring increasing likelihood of their survival
Both sexes had a preference for symmetrical faces as they represented healthier genes
11. What did Buss (2007) find?
Due to higher level of parental investment in women, they had a preference for a man who would be a good parent, invest resources in her and offspring, be able to physically protect them and be compatible to her
Short term mating preferences in women allowed the women to leave poor quality relationships and have genetically diverse offspring increasing likelihood of their survival
The less time a man spend with a woman before sex the more women he could impregnate
Across cultures there a preference for a female 0.7 waist to hip ratio going an hourglass figure
