The Ethological Explanation of Aggression (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Why men evolved to be aggressive
Why men evolved to be aggressive
Aggression was adaptive for survival & reproduction
Process behind evolution of male aggression
Process behind evolution of male aggression
Natural selection
How aggression helped men avoid cuckoldry
How aggression helped men avoid cuckoldry
Prevented infidelity & ensured they raised their own child
Definition: cuckoldry
Definition: cuckoldry
Raising a child that isn't genetically theirs
Why women evolved to be less aggressive
Why women evolved to be less aggressive
Less competition for reproductive partners
Major motivator of male aggression
Major motivator of male aggression
Sexual jealousy
Sexual jealousy: gender difference
Sexual jealousy: gender difference
More strongly experienced in males than females
Mate retention strategies (examples)
Mate retention strategies (examples)
Direct guarding, negative inducements
Evolutionary explanation criticism: determinism
Evolutionary explanation criticism: determinism
Too deterministic, ignores free will & human agency
Shackelford et al. finding
Shackelford et al. finding
Strong correlation: mate retention strategies & violence reports by women
Campbell's research on gender & aggression
Campbell's research on gender & aggression
Males & females display different types of aggression
Why females use verbal over physical aggression
Why females use verbal over physical aggression
Physical aggression less adaptive for females with offspring