Psychology 3228A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Bonobo, Common Chimpanzee, Mate Choice
23 Aug 2019
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Chapter 4- the evolution of human mate choice: Origins of human mate choice: the social behaviour of our relatives: Pygmy chimpanzees (bonobo) pan paniscus: bonobos differ genetic material from humans by approx. Are humans different: consider 3 related areas: diet, social behav and reproductive strategies. If women preferred males most able provide w meat, see that over evol time, sexual selection increase hunting prowess in males since females choose mates based on that skill. Bipedalism and pair-bonding part 2- why do men help out: why should female hominins (and modern day women) rely on male aid rearing children?- Sexual dimorphism and mating systems: current theory suggests greater increase in male size relative to females greater competition b/w males for access to groups of females. In large-scale cross-cultural studies universal similarities might be taken as evidence of species- specific response= important b/c taken as evidence related to evolutionary process.
