PSYCH 3AC3 Study Guide - Long Hair, Femininity, Menopause

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 3AC3
• Professor: Jennifer Ostovich

Document Summary

Puzzle 1: ability to reproduce (reproductive fitness) Men"s adaptive problem = select a reproductively fit lt mate. Youth cues potential ability to bear many children: reproductive value. Attractiveness cues actual ability to bear many healthy children: fertility. Men care about attractiveness in both st and lt mating, but much more in st mating. Women care about attractiveness more for st mating. Physical unattractiveness is more undesirable for men than for women under both contexts. Is beauty in the eye of the beholder: what is beautiful has been shaped by evolution, the adaptations we possess to identify beauty is in our minds (in the eye of the beholder) Physical beauty: body size and composition. Prefer cues of health, youth and femininity. Prefer the lightest locally represented hair colour. As we get older, our hair gets darker, and less shiny. When we are sick, hair is brittle and thin. Method women fill out surveys that include health questions.