BIOS10119 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tomboy, Cortisol, Kibbutz
11 Nov 2017
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Red queen ch 8 sexing the mind. Microtus pinetorum monog species of mouse; males share paternal care. Size of hippocampi equal for both, perfom equally in mazes. Microtus pennsylvanicus polyg, males have bigger hippocampi, travel to the females and do better in mazes. Men: spatially better than women polyg related to spatial skills. Male body: evolved to meet a male hierarchy, fight over women and provider role male apes that show aggression are rewarded. Female body: bearing and rearing children and gathering food. Melvin konner: men are violent and women are caring. 1- we are mammals sexual differences in behavior. 2- we are apes male aggressive apes have great rewards, as well as caring (towards offspring) females. 3- we are human beings sexual division of labor. 4- boys are better at some visuo-spatial tasks and girls at others. Men: reading maps (mental rotation); women: judgment of characters and moods homo male are like women.
