PSYC 3100 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Inclusive Fitness, American Humane Association, Stepfamily
2 Apr 2015
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Some species don"t really need it/doesn"t pay off. The more valuable parental investment is, pair bonding will increase: mutual cooperation and division of labour, benefits of remating, likelihood of remating. Including availability of mates and likelihood of getting one. If someone has vary few alternative partners, attempting to remate wouldn"t pay off: effect on your reproductive success of mating with an additional person. Males may benefit from each copulation but not females. Different strategies: if you want to form a long term bond you advertise certain qualities, character, fidelity, short term, spend more time advertising individual quality. James bond and basketball player - skills and image to attract many mates: strategies that pay off for some don"t pay off for everyone. Facultative response: strategies that are contingent on one"s condition/situation. 1: single mental design but different depending on condition or situation, different individuals face different conditions so their best responses or optimal strategies may differ, ex.
