PSYCH361 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Parental Investment, Averageness, Sex Steroid
2 Mar 2019
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There are three properties of short-term mating, according to sexual strategies theory: 1. Males possess a greater desire than females for a variety of sexual partners: the desire for sexual variety is greater for males in all cultures. Regardless of whether the men were married or single, heterosexual or homosexual: 2. Males will consent to sexual intercourse in a shorter time period than females: 3. Physical features appear to reflect health and reproductive success. The features of perceived beauty reflect an underlying physiological process associated with reproductive success and health. So, in terms of evolutionary psychology, what you view as attractive and beautiful is not arbitrary, but reflects important markers that have evolved over human history: can be influenced by environmental conditions. Main male sex hormone: testosterone: stimulates fat deposits in the abdominal region and inhibits it in the thighs. Youthful looking , and desire and capacity for having children .
