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psy307evol ch11p338-354

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A majority of rapists (life-history strategy)   show high penile tumescence, hostile masculinity, early sexual activity, nonsexual crimes  
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mate deprivation hypothesis (unsupported)   men with sexual access deprivation more likely to use sexually aggressive tactics (conditional mating strategy)  
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high self-perceived mating success score   tended to score high on measures of sexual aggression  
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men who commit sexual assault   report a higher number of lifetime sexual partners  
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partner rape sperm competition hypothesis   men who suspect their wives of infidelity force sex in order to combat the sperm from competing males  
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some partner rapists score high on psychopathy   supporting the life-history theory of individual differences in rape proclivity  
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men who believe themselves to be equal or higher in mate value and perceive partner infidelity may   resort to sexually coercive tactics  
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rape costs   interference with mate choice, unwanted pregnancy, victim blame or punishment, regular mate abandonment  
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psychological costs of rape   humiliation, anxiety, fear, rage and depression  
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antirape adaptations   protective male alliances, physically and socially dominant mate choice, female protective coalitions, avoiding risky ovulation activities, psychological pain to avoid future rapes  
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bodyguard hypothesis   mate selection based on qualities of men such as physical size and social dominance that deter other men from sexual aggression  
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female strategies to avoid rape   avoid strange or dangerous men, appearing sexually receptive, and being alone; being prepared and aware of surroundings  
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threats to mate retention   mate poachers, infidelity  
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defenses to fend off mate poachers and infidelity   jealousy: sensitize to unfaithful circumstances, act to curtail spouse's contact with other men, try to fulfill spouse's desires, fend off rivals  
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cuckolded male   risks investing in other man's child and losing status and reputation  
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men's jealousy   focus on potential sexual contact spouse might have with another man; emphasize cues of sexual infidelity  
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women's jealousy   focus on long-term diversion of a man's commitments, such as becoming emotionally involved with another woman  
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men and women have opposite patterns of response to   emotional and sexual infidelity  
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The double-shot hypothesis (two-for-one hypothesis)   sex differences in feelings of sexual jealousy are due to beliefs and have not evolved  
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double-shot beliefs   Placing importance on different aspects of relationships explains why men and women may be upset by different types of sexual jealousy differently.  
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domain general social-cognitive jealousy mechanism premice   not sex-differentiated design feature in underlying psychology  
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evolutionary adaptations (ex. hunger) effected by   cognitive load (hissing snake)  
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manipulations of cognitive load cannot   rule out the operation of evolved mechanisms  
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men have more difficulty in forgiving   a sexual than an emotional infidelity and are more likely to terminate a relationship after a sexual than an emotional infidelity  
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men have better recall of cures, involuntarily focus and show faster decision times to cues to   sexual than emotional infidelity  
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men show greater fMRI activation   in the amygdala and hypothalamus (sexuality and aggression)  
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women show greater fMRI activation   in the posterior superior sulcus (inferring partners thoughts and intentions)  
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men's jealousy is especially attuned to rivals who have   status and resources  
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women's jealousy is especially attuned to rivals who are   physically attractive  
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tall men tend to be less jealous than   short men (lower mate value)  
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women of average height tend to be less jealous than   tall or short women  
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men display a greater   infidelity overperception bias (error management bias)  
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jealousy behavioral output   deter mate poachers, determine infidelity, low odds of defection  
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tactics of mate retention used more by men   concealment of mates, threats and violence (against mates and rivals), resource display, submission and self-abasement  
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tactics of mate retention used more by women   enhance appearance and induce jealousy (motivate to be more possessive)  
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the less involved partner is generally   more desirable and less likely to intentionally provoke jealousy  
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wife's youthfulness and physical attractiveness positively linked to   men's mate-guarding tactics  
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men (especially low on good genes) will increase their mate-retention efforts   when their partners are ovulating  
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high income and status striving of husband linked to   higher levels of mate-retention tactics performed by women  
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men married to younger, more fertile women devote more effort   to mate retention (partner concealment, emotional manipulation, verbal signals of possession), possessive ornamentation (insisting she wear a ring), intrasexual threats, violence against rivals  
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men's mate-retention tactics related to perceptions of   their partner's physical attrativenes  
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men (especially those of low status) increase mate retention efforts and mate guarding when   partner ovulating  
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women married to men with higher incomes reported   greater vigilance, violence toward partner, appearance enhancement, possessive ornamentation, submission and self-abasement  
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women married to men who devoted more effort to status striving reported   more emotional manipulation, resource display, appearance enhancement, verbal signals of possession, and possessive ornamentation  
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Taller (higher mate value) men perform   fewer mate retention tactics  
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men lower in mate value use more   cost-inflicting mate-retention tactics (insulting their partners to lower their self-esteem)  
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"Dark Triad" narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) males tend to use   aggressive cost-inflicting mate-retention tactics  
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men use violence and threats as a strategy to   limit partner's autonomy, decreasing the odds of infidelity or defection  
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women who have left their husbands are at a higher risk of being killed than   women who remain with their husbands  
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threats may be seen as bluffing if   not occasionally followed up on  
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