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Sexual selection and reproductive behaviour, Evaluation - Coggle Diagram
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Evaluation
:) Research support for preferences relating to anisogamy: Buss 10,000 adults in 33 countries.
Questions relating to age and variety of attribute that evolutionary theory predicts should be important in partner preference.
Female respondents, greater value on resource related characteristics.
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Reflects sex differences, support predictions about partner preference, can be applied cross culture.
:( Ignores social and cultural influences: women no longer dependent on men. Bereczkei et al argues social change has consequences for women's mate preferences: no longer resource orientated.
Chang et al compared partner orientated preferences in China over 25 years: some changed some remained the same. mate preferences are an outcome of a combination of evolutionary and cultural influences
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:) Research support for inter-sexual selection: Clark and Hatfield, female choosiness is reality of heterosexual relationships
male and female psychology students on university campus "I have been noticing you around campus. I find you very attractive. Would you go to bed with me tonight?" Females said no, 75% of males said yes.
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