PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Evolutionary Psychology, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation
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Women are more concerned with nurturing while men are more concerned with actions and accomplishments. This tells us that women are concerned with other people, the social group, and feeling connected with others. While men focus on the individual and feelings of self protection. Janet hyde found that 78% of the effects of difference between men and women were small (48%) or nonsignificant (30%) Men prefer realistic occupations more so than women. Mood disorders and depression are more frequent in women. Neuroticism shows the highest gender difference with women averaging higher scores than men. When it comes to personality men and women are more similar than different. Men are more aggressive than women physically but verbally men are only slightly more aggressive. However men and women respond equally aggressively to a physical attack, insult, or a negative evaluation. Observational studies found that girls are more likely to hurt others purposely.
