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psy307evol ch11p338
psy307evol ch11p338-354
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A majority of rapists (life-history strategy) | show high penile tumescence, hostile masculinity, early sexual activity, nonsexual crimes |
| mate deprivation hypothesis (unsupported) | men with sexual access deprivation more likely to use sexually aggressive tactics (conditional mating strategy) |
| high self-perceived mating success score | tended to score high on measures of sexual aggression |
| men who commit sexual assault | report a higher number of lifetime sexual partners |
| partner rape sperm competition hypothesis | men who suspect their wives of infidelity force sex in order to combat the sperm from competing males |
| some partner rapists score high on psychopathy | supporting the life-history theory of individual differences in rape proclivity |
| men who believe themselves to be equal or higher in mate value and perceive partner infidelity may | resort to sexually coercive tactics |
| rape costs | interference with mate choice, unwanted pregnancy, victim blame or punishment, regular mate abandonment |
| psychological costs of rape | humiliation, anxiety, fear, rage and depression |
| antirape adaptations | protective male alliances, physically and socially dominant mate choice, female protective coalitions, avoiding risky ovulation activities, psychological pain to avoid future rapes |
| bodyguard hypothesis | mate selection based on qualities of men such as physical size and social dominance that deter other men from sexual aggression |
| female strategies to avoid rape | avoid strange or dangerous men, appearing sexually receptive, and being alone; being prepared and aware of surroundings |
| threats to mate retention | mate poachers, infidelity |
| defenses to fend off mate poachers and infidelity | jealousy: sensitize to unfaithful circumstances, act to curtail spouse's contact with other men, try to fulfill spouse's desires, fend off rivals |
| cuckolded male | risks investing in other man's child and losing status and reputation |
| men's jealousy | focus on potential sexual contact spouse might have with another man; emphasize cues of sexual infidelity |
| women's jealousy | focus on long-term diversion of a man's commitments, such as becoming emotionally involved with another woman |
| men and women have opposite patterns of response to | emotional and sexual infidelity |
| The double-shot hypothesis (two-for-one hypothesis) | sex differences in feelings of sexual jealousy are due to beliefs and have not evolved |
| double-shot beliefs | Placing importance on different aspects of relationships explains why men and women may be upset by different types of sexual jealousy differently. |
| domain general social-cognitive jealousy mechanism premice | not sex-differentiated design feature in underlying psychology |
| evolutionary adaptations (ex. hunger) effected by | cognitive load (hissing snake) |
| manipulations of cognitive load cannot | rule out the operation of evolved mechanisms |
| men have more difficulty in forgiving | a sexual than an emotional infidelity and are more likely to terminate a relationship after a sexual than an emotional infidelity |
| men have better recall of cures, involuntarily focus and show faster decision times to cues to | sexual than emotional infidelity |
| men show greater fMRI activation | in the amygdala and hypothalamus (sexuality and aggression) |
| women show greater fMRI activation | in the posterior superior sulcus (inferring partners thoughts and intentions) |
| men's jealousy is especially attuned to rivals who have | status and resources |
| women's jealousy is especially attuned to rivals who are | physically attractive |
| tall men tend to be less jealous than | short men (lower mate value) |
| women of average height tend to be less jealous than | tall or short women |
| men display a greater | infidelity overperception bias (error management bias) |
| jealousy behavioral output | deter mate poachers, determine infidelity, low odds of defection |
| tactics of mate retention used more by men | concealment of mates, threats and violence (against mates and rivals), resource display, submission and self-abasement |
| tactics of mate retention used more by women | enhance appearance and induce jealousy (motivate to be more possessive) |
| the less involved partner is generally | more desirable and less likely to intentionally provoke jealousy |
| wife's youthfulness and physical attractiveness positively linked to | men's mate-guarding tactics |
| men (especially low on good genes) will increase their mate-retention efforts | when their partners are ovulating |
| high income and status striving of husband linked to | higher levels of mate-retention tactics performed by women |
| men married to younger, more fertile women devote more effort | to mate retention (partner concealment, emotional manipulation, verbal signals of possession), possessive ornamentation (insisting she wear a ring), intrasexual threats, violence against rivals |
| men's mate-retention tactics related to perceptions of | their partner's physical attrativenes |
| men (especially those of low status) increase mate retention efforts and mate guarding when | partner ovulating |
| women married to men with higher incomes reported | greater vigilance, violence toward partner, appearance enhancement, possessive ornamentation, submission and self-abasement |
| women married to men who devoted more effort to status striving reported | more emotional manipulation, resource display, appearance enhancement, verbal signals of possession, and possessive ornamentation |
| Taller (higher mate value) men perform | fewer mate retention tactics |
| men lower in mate value use more | cost-inflicting mate-retention tactics (insulting their partners to lower their self-esteem) |
| "Dark Triad" narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) males tend to use | aggressive cost-inflicting mate-retention tactics |
| men use violence and threats as a strategy to | limit partner's autonomy, decreasing the odds of infidelity or defection |
| women who have left their husbands are at a higher risk of being killed than | women who remain with their husbands |
| threats may be seen as bluffing if | not occasionally followed up on |
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