relationshios evolutionary

Question 1

natural selection

Answer 1

-human behaviour driven by need to survive and reproduce
-both female and males need tk make sure they have children and that they survive into adulthood
-genes tbat give reproductive advantage increase in gene pool

Question 2

inter sexual selection females

Answer 2

-strategy
-often females dhe to high investment and limited fertility pick highest quality mate from wide selection according to attractive features indicating good genes

Question 3

intra sexual selection males

Answer 3

-often makes due to low unlimited fertility and lack of parental certainty compete against each other for access to large quantity of females
-large dominant males likely succeed

Question 4

females look for

Answer 4

-qualities that will help raise child to adulthood eg resources, money, physical characteristics linked to dominance

Question 5

males look for

Answer 5

qualities of fertility that indicate production of healthy offspring, large breast, hips, young, indicate sexual maturity

Question 6

Dunbar & Waynforth

Answer 6

LONELY HEARTS
-content analysis 900 personal dating ads across USA newspapers
-42% males looking for ‘youthful’ mates compared to 25% females
-men more likely emphasise economic status, women looks
-support evolutionary theory explanation

Question 7

Clarke & Heartfield summary

Answer 7

-males and female student researchers asked students on campus a question ‘will you go to bed with me tonight?’ ‘will you go back to my house?’ ‘will you have sex with me?’
-50% all agreed date
-0% females agree to sex
-75% males agree to sex

Question 8

What does Clarke & Heartfield support

Answer 8

-concepts of intra and inter sexual selection
-males attempt sleep as many women as possible
-women more selective

Question 9

limitation social

Answer 9

-socially sensitive
-may encourage or be used as justification for shaming women for sexual behaviour

Question 10

limitation homo

Answer 10

-does not explain homosexual partner preferences