PSYCH 1XX3 Chapter Notes -Evolutionary Psychology, Mate Choice, Phototaxis
7 Feb 2014
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Introduction: evolutionary psychology is the pursuit of psychology science with explicit attention to contemporary knowledge and theory about the evolutionary process. Claus wedekind and his collaborates conducted an experiment, where male students were recruited to be odour donors . The men were given fragrance-free soap to shower with, and clean t-shirts, which they were instructed to wear for two consecutive nights. A group of female students then were given the zip-locked bags containing the t-shirts and were instructed to sniff the contents. The odours were rated in respect to their intensity and the pleasantness. Naturally cycling women (those not taking the pill ), rated odours of men who were genetically dissimilar to themselves as significantly more pleasant than the odours of men genetically similar to them. The c hypothesis of this experiment was based on the evolved purpose) of women"s reactions to male odour.
