evolutionary explanation

• What is aggression considered in the context of human behavior?

  A strategy for solving problems
• Why are men at risk of suckoldry?

  Due to potential infidelity of partners
• How does solving adaptive problems enhance survival and reproductive success?

  By improving individual fitness and gene propagation
• What is the adaptive function of sexual jealousy?

  To deter partners from sexual infidelity
• Who suggested that males have evolved strategies to keep a mate?

  Buss (1988)
• What strategies do males use to prevent their partners from straying?

  Use of violence against competitors
• What have studies of battered women shown regarding male aggression?

  It is a key cause of violence directed at them
• What does Puts (2010) argue about male traits?

  They evolved due to competition with other males
• What does Prinz (2012) suggest about gender differences in aggression?

  They may be due to socialization experiences
• How do girls learn about power during childhood?

  They learn they are less powerful than boys
• What does Livingstone Smith (2007) claim about human warfare?

  It originated to obtain resources and forge bonds
• What does the evidence suggest about females in traditional societies?

  They have developed different forms of aggression
• What is a potential benefit of aggressive behavior in combat?

  Increased status for individual warriors
• What is a problem with viewing aggression as an effective strategy?

  It can lead to social ostracism or death