PSYCH 129E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ambivalent Sexism, Sexual Objectification, Social Constructionism
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Males show increased arousal and mating effort when presented with a novel female. Male mammal (rats) will have sex with a bunch of females (but only once) then he is totally finished. If a novel female is introduced, the male will exhibit renewed sexual interest (but only in her). The potential for additional offspring triggers an evolved mating response in the male. Different systems evolve in response to adaptive challenges: increased arousal to novel females solves the challenge of effectively passing on one"s genes. Key points about nature and nurture (3): behavior often requires interactions between nature and nurture, often difficult to disentangle, to fully understand human social behavior, it is important to specify precisely how they interact. Our evaluations of a stimulus are directly influenced by other surrounding stimuli: ex: ranking girls" hotness. Kenrick & gutierres (1989) study with 3 conditions: iv (conditions), dv, methods, results.
