PSYCH 3AC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Masculinity, Handicap Principle
12 Jan 2016
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Topic 5: evolution - women"s long-term mate preferences (1) Not just a human phenomenon but comparative across species. Toad: mating ritual is the bump test female tries to knock over male, if he gets knocked over or runs away he is weak, if he stays put = strong, can protect offspring etc. Deer stag competitions winner gets to reproduce, dominance in the pack. Payoff for physical strength sex: this signals ability to protect female and offspring, signals the ability to hunt successfully, height: Cameron et al (1978) on person ads: a lot of women asked for tall men. High vs. low status sport term: muscles: women. Dixon et al. (2003): women prefer men who have strong muscular physiques (britain and sri lanka) V-shaped torso: broader shoulders than hips women have a preference for that because it signals strength and stability sexually attractive to women and intimidating to men.
