FPR

Status Preference


Class:

II - Sexual Selection

Neurolocalization:

Neurochem Substrates:

Elicitors:

Outputs:

EPA Total Score: 4/100

Theoretical evidence consists of scientific theories from the evolutionary behavioral and biological sciences (or allied fields), discussion of theoretical selection pressures that may have shaped the EPA, and other theoretical arguments without empirical data. Game theory and computer/AI models also count as theoretical evidence. Well-supported EPAs should appear specially designed by evolution to solve specific adaptive problems throughout human history and could not have simply arisen by chance.

Buss, D.M. (1985). Human mate selection. American Scientist, 73, 47-51.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buss, D.M. (1989). Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 12, 1-49.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buss, D.M. (1994). The strategies of human mating. American Scientist, 82, 238-249.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Ellis, B. J. (1998). The partner-specific investment inventory: An evolutionary approach to individual differences in investment.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Trivers, R. (1985). Social evolution. Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Wood, W. & Eagley, A. H. (2002). A cross-cultural analysis of the behavior of women and men: Implications for the origins of sex differences. Psychological Bulletin, 128(5), 699-727.

Support score: 0 /100

Challenge score: 10 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Theoretical Subscore: 0/60

Psychological evidence consists of empirical evidence drawn from the human behavioral sciences and consists of data from developmental, behavioral, perceptual, emotional, and cognitive studies, including surveys, experiments, quasi-experiments, and observational data. Well-supported EPAs should show reliable emotional, cognitive, behavioral, or perceptual outcomes under specified conditions.

Blumstein, P. & Schwartz, P. (1983). American couples: Money, work, sex. New York: William Morrow.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buss, D.M. (1985). Human mate selection. American Scientist, 73, 47-51.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buss, D.M. (1989). Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 12, 1-49.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buss, D.M. (1990). International preferences in selecting mates: A study of 37 societies. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 21, 559-570.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buss, D.M. (1994). The strategies of human mating. American Scientist, 82, 238-249.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Ellis, B. J. (1998). The partner-specific investment inventory: An evolutionary approach to individual differences in investment.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Green, S. K., Buchanan, D. R., & Heuer, S. K. (1984). Winners, losers, and choosers: A field investigation of dating initiation. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 10(4), 502-511.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Hickling, E. J., Noel, R. C., & Yutzler, D. (1979). Attractiveness and occupational status. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 102(1), 1979.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Townsend, J. M. (1987). Sexuality and partner selection: Sex differences among college students. Ethology and Sociobiology, 14(5), 305-329.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Townsend, J. M. (1989). Mate selection criteria in medical students: A pilot study.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Townsend, J. M., & Levy, G. D. (1990). Effects of potential partners' costume and physical attractiveness on sexuality and partner selection. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 19(2), 149-164.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Townsend, J. M., & Levy, G. D. (1990). Effects of potential partners' physical attractiveness and socioeconomic status on sexuality and partner selection. Journal of Interdisciplinary and Applied Psychology, 124(4), 371-389.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Psychological Subscore: 24/60

Medical evidence consists of evidence drawn from clinical data, observations, and case studies from disciplines including medicine, clinical psychology, and neuropsychology. Data on mental health, psychiatric disorders, neurological syndromes, epidemiology, physical health and mortality, and nutrition/exercise are all considered medical evidence.

There is currently no submitted Medical evidence to support or challenge the existence of this EPA.

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Medical Subscore: 0/60

Physiological evidence consists of data pertaining to neuroanatomy, biochemistry, morphology, and other studies of human physiology or brain–behavior relationships. Physiological evidence supportive of EPAs includes neural structures, pathways, neurotransmitters, and so on.

There is currently no submitted Physiological evidence to support or challenge the existence of this EPA.

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Physiological Subscore: 0/60

Cross-cultural evidence consists of anthropological and ethnological data, psychological studies on human universals, and other evidence that compares or contrasts the EPA across different human cultures. Well-supported EPAs should be observable across cultures or vary predictably across cultures based on systematic differences consistent with theory.

Buss, D.M. (1989). Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 12, 1-49.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buss, D.M. (1990). International preferences in selecting mates: A study of 37 societies. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 21, 559-570.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buss, D.M. (1994). The strategies of human mating. American Scientist, 82, 238-249.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Gregerson, E. (1982). Sexual practices: The story of human sexuality. London: Mitchell Beazley.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Wood, W. & Eagley, A. H. (2002). A cross-cultural analysis of the behavior of women and men: Implications for the origins of sex differences. Psychological Bulletin, 128(5), 699-727.

Support score: 0 /100

Challenge score: 10 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Cross-Cultural Subscore: 0/60

Genetic evidence consists of data from behavioral/population genetics, molecular genetics, gene mapping studies, gene manipulation studies, and so on. Well-supported EPAs may show a genetic basis.

There is currently no submitted Genetic evidence to support or challenge the existence of this EPA.

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Genetic Subscore: 0/60

Phylogenetic evidence consists of comparative data from nonhuman species, both in the lab and in nature. Data from paleontology, cladistics, ethology, and comparative psychology are all phylogenetic evidence, especially if they show “related” traits in nonhuman species.

Calder, W. A. (1967). Breeding behavior of the roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus. Auk, 84(4), 597.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Lack, D. (1940). Pair formation in birds. Condor, 42, 269-286

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Trivers, R. (1985). Social evolution. Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Phylogenetic Subscore: 12/60

Hunter–gatherer evidence consists of data on prehistoric, historical, or extant hunter–gatherer cultures. Evidence that hunter–gatherers shared the trait with industrialized contemporary humans is supportive of the EPA, while evidence that the trait is/was not present in hunter–gatherer societies challenges the status of the trait as an EPA.

There is currently no submitted Hunter-Gatherer evidence to support or challenge the existence of this EPA.

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Hunter-Gatherer Subscore: 0/60