Evolutionary Explanations

• Buss (1989)

  • ppts from 33 countries rated 18 characteristics on how important they are
  • Men valued ability to reproduce
  • Women valued resource related characteristics
• Buss (1995)

  • men are more jealous of sexual infidelity
  • women are more jealous of emotional infidelity
• Clark & Hatfield (1989)

  male and female volunteers asked opposite sex students one of 3 questions:

  • ‘will you go on a date with me?’
  • ‘will you come back to my apartment?’
  • ’will you go to bed with me tonight?’

  men agreed to all 3 questions more than women