PSYCH 3AC3 Study Guide - Infant Mortality, Parental Investment, Libido
14 Oct 2014
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St mating compromises a higher proportion of men"s mating strategies vs. women"s. Reputation: reduces your mate quality as a lt mate. The highest quality female will force a lt strategy. Not certain that you"ve ever actually fathered a child. Violence: her lt mate, brother, dad could kill you, shot-gun wedding --> may have to make the affair a lt mate ship or be killed. Retaliatory affairs by lt mate: cheating by a woman is especially damaging to a man. More offspring, even if of lower quality. Genetic variety of offspring: crucial in disease-ridden environments. Differentially able to fight disease due to genetic variability: some offspring will survive, while some die and thus your genes have a better chance at remaining in the population. Extramarital affairs: kinsey found that epcs are very common among men. 50% of men vs. only 26% of women said they"ve had an epc.
