PSYCO104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: David Buss, Falsifiability, Social Darwinism
27 Feb 2019
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26/02/19: across 37 cultures, buss et al (1990) asked identical questions regarding the rank order of more important mate characteristics. 17: although there were some difference (tendency for male to prefer younger women, women to prefer older men), the rank order of important mate characteristics was remarkably similar. Kin selection theory (aka it"s not all about you) One of our drives is to maintain the survival of our relatives. People help with the assumption that help may be returned in the future. Helping behaviour should be positively correlated with genetic relatedness. Social memory is required so that we can distinguish between those who helped and those who did not. This expends less energy and is less dangerous: the formation of social alliance may be as important as aggressive displays, only chimps and humans form coalitions to attack other groups (i. e. , war)
