Chapter 5: Men's long-term mating strategies

Question 1

Why a long-term strategy for men?

Answer 1

-increased odds of attracting a mate
-increased ability to attract a more desirable mate
-increased paternity certainty
-increased survival of his children
-increased reproductive success of children accrued through paternal investment

Question 2

problem: selecting a mate who can bear children

Answer 2

solution :

preference for qualities that are correlated with reproductive value
-youth
-health

Question 3

reproductive value

Answer 3

the number of offspring an individual of a given age and sex is likely to have in the future

Question 4

fertility

Answer 4

actual reproductive performance

Question 5

our ancestors had access to two types of observable evidence of a woman’s reproductive value:

Answer 5

-features of physical appearance (full lips, clear skin, smooth skin, etc )

• features of behavior (youthful gait, animated facial expressions, high energy)