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Evolutionary Psychology: Explaining Interpersonal Behavior

Explore male-female differences in mating behavior from an evolutionary perspective, including natural selection, mate preferences, and cultural universality. Investigate the importance of attractiveness and financial prospects in mate selection across different cultures and timelines.

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Evolutionary Psychology: Explaining Interpersonal Behavior

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  1. 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

  2. 40,000 years 2 million years 2 million years ago today Timeline

  3. Naturalistic fallacy • “What is natural is good!”

  4. Evidence for the evolutionary perspective Universality across species • Sea horses, apes and humans Universality across cultures The Trobrianders

  5. 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

  6. heart rate women polled men polled “emotional attachment” “sexual infidelity” Nature of partner’s imagined behavior

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