PSY BEH 11A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dying Young, Inclusive Fitness, Homicide
28 Oct 2018
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Computation to evaluate reproductive potential of person in front of your. Sophisticated computation since cues don"t always agree. Dozens of cues that we know about. Takes insights of evolution by natural selection & applies them to psychology. Does not just apply to the body. Applies to emotion, perceptions, cognition, morals, etc. Focusing on evolutionary psychology of attraction for this class. Ratio of 2 to 3 waist to hip -> ideal. Higher bmi more attractive in areas historically affected by famine. Gf fat: found in no other primates. Evolution has conditioned men to focus on waist to hip ratio. Natural selection has shaped male preferences to look for ideal ratio. Can make the body appear to be a certain way. Clothing companies often don"t realize that can control the stories that they are telling. Jeans -> have finishes & contours that play with visual system. When you put finish on jeans -> telling 3d story.
