Social Behaviour Flashcards
small correlation between masculine play in boys and prenatal ___________
progesterone
other non hormonal factors linked to gender-related play in Beek et al. study
number of older brothers in boys, sisters in girls
3 month toy preference study found boys and girls with CAH (androgens prenatally) had _________ toy preference
masculine
females outperform males in tests of
perceptual speed, fine motor tasks, math calculation
males more accurate in
target directed motor skills, mathematical reasoning, spatial tasks
stereotype threat
individual conforms to the stereotype
- in study by Spencer et al. w/ math tests, expecting a gender difference produced one
gender difference in love in 2005 study
no difference
gender difference in love in 2001 study
women value: friendship, sisterly love
men value: romantic, passionate love
- authors didn’t report magnitude of differences
pros of group living
- anti-predation
- foraging efficiency
- group defence of resources
- mating
cons of group living
- disease transmission
- competition for mates, resources, nesting sites, etc.
- conspicuousness
affiliation
behaviours that bring individuals together
aggression
threat or attack (keep apart)
territorial behaviour
defence of physical area (keeps some individuals apart)
hormones involved in affiliative behaviours
nonapeptides
- 9 amino acids
- oxytocin and arginine vasopressin (in mammals)
oxytocin
- increased in new lovers than singles
- ppl given oxytocin rate their partners as more attractive, more corresponding activation in nucleus accumbens
