PSY-3705 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hunter-Gatherer, Prefrontal Cortex, Promiscuity
2 Sep 2015
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In over 37 countries across the world the same findings occur: men judge through appearance first, looking for a fertile, healthy, youthful woman, women look for stability; a future, the human animal is out to survive and make love (ultimate goal, no children = genetic dead end, women not only try to find a mate, they also try to keep that mate, debate over the biological/evolutionary vs cultural influence on sex differences. In general : differences in sex have escalated over the years, males with higher testosterone levels tend not to care about people as much, adultery occurs commonly between the ages of 35 40 when testosterone levels (in women) are high, sexual fantasies reveal biological truths because there are no restrictions or boundaries, men are 2 times more likely to have fantasies, men are interested in visual things (lingerie), while women are interested in actions and words, some modern behaviors are driven by the hunter gatherer brain.
