PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Telephone Directory, Evolutionary Psychology, Physical Attractiveness
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40 mc on textbook (weighed heavily on last two chapters not tested on) 5 attributes that you more look for in a partner: o. When asked to make your list we write utter nonsense that has little to do with whether your relationship is successful. We accept what media/culture/history has told us what attracts us to others - but we"re unconscious to us and intangible. Attraction: men - youth and attractiveness. Looking for women who are more likely to bare children (even if they don"t want children right now) Robin gilmour (1988) - men and women have completely different top ten lists of desired attributes: differences in the genders - evolutionary psychology says this a result of evolutionary history o. Parental investment theory (gender of species that makes the most investments in child rearing, they will choose who they mate with) Males compete to attract mates because females invest more.
