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Evolutionary Psychology. Second Hour - How does the evolutionary perspective explain aspects of interpersonal behaviour?. The social psychology model of behaviour. The evolutionary psychology model of behaviour. Male-female differences in human mating behaviour
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Evolutionary Psychology Second Hour - How does the evolutionary perspective explain aspects of interpersonal behaviour? The social psychology model of behaviour The evolutionary psychology model of behaviour. • Male-female differences in human mating • behaviour • -Natural Selection and Sex -Female selectivity versus male promiscuity -The importance of beauty versus financial prospects in a mate -Cuckoldry
40,000 years 2 million years 2 million years ago today Timeline
Naturalistic fallacy • “What is natural is good!”
Evidence for the evolutionary perspective Universality across species • Sea horses, apes and humans Universality across cultures The Trobrianders
Men Women Indispensable 3.0 Physical attractiveness of mate 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 Unimportant 0 Bulgaria Nigeria Indonesia Germany USA Indispensable 3.0 Financial prospects of mate 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 Unimportant 0 Bulgaria Nigeria Indonesia Germany USA
heart rate women polled men polled “emotional attachment” “sexual infidelity” Nature of partner’s imagined behavior