PSYC 3420 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Casual Sex, Wicket-Keeper, Libido
24 Apr 2012
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Short term sexual strategies: men would accept 75% of time, more likely if attractive, for women they would if status or emotional side to the sex, for women 24% if attractive; 82% men. Theories of men"s short term mating: adaptive benefits for men of short term mating: Trivers parental investment shows men have more casual ; no investment. Reproductive benefits of man are direct- more offspring likelihood. More success in more partners than more children per partner: potential costs of short term mating: Selection favored these: box 6. 1 176, adaptive problems men must solve when pursuing short terms: Desire for sexual access to large number. Relaxation of standards men might impose for short termers. Propose minimum time constraints- little time elapse before seeking sex. Advantage for ppl who targeted sexually accessible women. Adaptations such as preferences as not being prude, inexperiences,conservatme, low in drive, Prefer cues of fertility- highest probability of preg during one act.
