PSYCH 3AC3 Study Guide - Accrual, Yanomami, Libido

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

Document Summary

If men are participating in short-term mating, then women have to be as well. Women are doing this and according to these studies they are doing it more than men. Why might they do this despite the heavy costs. Infanticide: committing the crime of killing a child within a year of birth: single women delivered 12% the babies, but committed 50% of the infanticides. Women are at a higher risk of stis than men. Reaction of a long-term mate who discovers cheating. When the sex starts, you have no intention on having a lt mateship with this person. Could be a 1 night stand --> couple weeks of sex. Epc is a specific type of st mating. With so many costs what could possibly be the benefits of st mating: resources: Resource accrual hypothesis: a woman engages in sex, and in return acquires goods.