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SEXUAL SELECTION
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- 1DARWININTER-SEXUAL
(Women)
Members of the opposite sex
INTRA-SEXUAL
(Men)
Members of the same sex compete for partners
Pass on genes to next generation - 2SEXUAL PARTNERSMore likely to have multiple sexual partners or casual sex
Advantage as can pass down multiple genes
Not advantageous for women as can only have one baby every 9 months so limits their sexual partners - 3WOMENLook for men who can invest in children and protect them
- 4MENLook for women who are fertile (child-bearing hips)
- 5EVALUATION:) Clark and Hatfield study: strangers approached students on campus
Men: 0% of women agreed to have sex
Women: 75% men agreed to have sex
Supports the evolutionary theory that men are involved in variety of sexual partners - 6EVALUATION:( Gender bias as assumes only men have the urges to have multiple sexual partners when women could have those preferences too
- 7EVALUATION:( such studies lack validity as participants may show socially desirable answers
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- A level Psychology (RELATIONSHIPS ) Flashcards on SEXUAL SELECTION, created by Aamna Khan on 08/06/2018.
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