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Lecture15prob.mating
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| context for female L-T mating effects (inputs to EPMs) | resource status, other female preferences, temporal context of mating cause variation in value of preferences |
| If female has own resources | still prefer mates with resources |
| structural powerlessness hypothesis | Easier for men to get resources implies rich women will care less for resources in prospective mates |
| women and mate earnings correlate | +.3 |
| Bakwei society have wealthy women | still value wealth in spouses; divorce has resource causes |
| Why do rich women value resources so much? | EEA women couldn't accrue resources or no one had enough resources to make more irrelevant |
| mate copying | social transmission of mate preferences |
| If male Grouse is selected by one female | it is more likely to mate again |
| Females prefer L-T (over S-T) mates that are rated more highly in | ambitious, college graduate, devoted, fond of children, understanding, and responsible |
| reason for mate copying | human females could avoid substantial costs associated with directly searching for information about potential males by mate choice copying |
| females prefer L-T mate that is plain, faithful, resource rich over | attractive (100% for short term mate) when video presented |
| older, high income, high educated men | get more responses to personal ads |
| men derogate rival's | resources, dependability and potential |
| men lie about | resources, career, ambition |
| after men view attractive women (vs plain women) their desire | for wealth goes up |