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evol. psy. Ch.4
ch4 p.106-131
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gametes | mature reproductive cells |
| zygote | fertilized gamete |
| women's investment | obligatory ova (about 400), gestation (9 months), lactation (up to 4 years) |
| theory of parental investment and sexual selection predicts | lower investor more discriminating or selective about mating, and more competitive for sexual access. |
| women's assessment problem | add up relevant attributes and weight whole, taking account of possible deception |
| evolution of women's preferences | accruable, defensible, controllable and willing to invest in evolutionary history |
| able to invest | good financial prospects, status, age, ambition, industriousness, size, strength, athleticism |
| willingness to invest | dependability, love and commitment cues, positive child interaction |
| ability to protect | size (height), bravery, athleticism |
| skilled parent | dependability, emotional stability, positive child interaction |
| compatibility | similar values, ages, personalities |
| healthiness | physical attractiveness, symmetry, health, masculinity |
| women want marriage partner to earn | at least 70% as much as average man (US college, 1990) |
| social status | universal cue of control of resourses |
| high status men invariably | have greater wealth and more wives |
| women desired higher status | for spouses than casual sexual partners |
| women regard men who lack ambition | as extremely undesirable |
| emotionally unstable men | give erratic resource supplies |
| women prefer men who are | relatively tall, athletic, muscular, and display a V-shaped torso |
| male tallness linked with | status, income, symmetrical features, and good health |
| people want healthy mates because | might be debilitated, die, contagious, pass poor health genes to kids |
| developmental stability | ability to withstand environmental onslaughts |
| symmetrical individuals score higher on | tests of physiological, psychological and emotional health |
| facially symmetrical men | have more sexual partners, are judged more attractive by women, have more extra-pair copulations, begin sex earlier |
| only healthy males can afford to produce | high levels of testosterone |
| women's choice of "most healthy face" indistinguishable | from "most attractive face" |
| acts of commitment most central to | love |
| commitment facets | fidelity, channeling resources to loved one, emotional support, acts of reproduction |
| love is paramount in | choosing a mate |
| thoughts of loved one | lit up caudate nucleus and ventral tegmental areas |
| women found men interacting with children or liked children | more attractive (but not reverse) as long-term mates |
| similarity leads to | emotional bonding, cooperation, communication, mating happiness, lower risk of breaking up |
| homogamy for physical appearance | may result from "sexual imprinting" on opposite sex parent |
| women valued traits for long-term relationships | kindness (especially to them), altruism, generosity (signal resources), sense of humour |
| inbreeding avoidance stronger in women | growing up with sibling |
| structural powerlessness hypothesis | women seek status and wealth because they don't have them (but rich women prefer men with success even more) |
| mate copying | attraction to or choice of a potential mate influenced by preferences and mating decisions of others |
| women judged man surrounded by attractive women | to be more attractive only if women showed interest in him |
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