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sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour
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- 1what is sexual selectioncharacteristics that help with reproduction
e.g. peacock's feathers - 2what is anisogamyit is the difference between gametes
- 3what is the difference between gametesmale - small, mobile, all the time, not much energy
female - large, stationary, short time produced, large investment - 4what are the two types of sexual selectioninter and intra
- 5what is inter sexual selectionpreferred for females, quality over quantity
women have greater investment - be choosy
fisher - runway process - females want good traits - get with a man with good traits - pass on good traits - 6what is intra sexual selectionpreferred by males, quantity over quality
winner passes on genes
causes dimorphism - differences in genders (e.g. being tall)
benefit of aggression - seen as protecting - 7evaluation - sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour - research support for anisogamybuss - 10,000 adults, 33 countries
women prefer resources, men prefer youth - 8evaluation - sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour - research supportClark and Hatfield
asked students would you sleep with me
0% of women said yes.
75% of men said yes - 9evaluation - sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour - research supportlonely hearts - Waynforth and Dunbar
American newspapers
women offer physical attractiveness
men offer resources
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- AS - Level psychology (A2 chapter 5 - Relationships ) Flashcards on sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour , created by Daisy U on 05/01/2017.
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