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Florida Atlantic University SOP 3742 Psychology of Women Exam 3 Study Guide EVOLUTIONARY VIEW OF MATE SELECTION: SCIENCE OF SEX APPEAL VIDEO, AND GALLUP & FREDERICK (2010) Interpersonal Attractio... n  Mate Value  how we rate others (1-10)  Research supporting Evolutionary Perspective on attractiveness including features and characteristics of attractiveness for both men and women  women value masculinity, physical attractiveness, sex appeal, physical fitness, and intelligence  Good resources include: income, good earning capacity, education, favorable social status, ambition  Men value physical attractiveness more as a sign of childbearing and healthy genes  Differences in Female Characteristics and Behaviors During Fertile Period  women flirt more during ovulation  Androsterone- locus of control pheromone Good Genes Hypothesis  women look for another partner (most likely based on attractiveness) during ovulation  women who had a long-term partner and were ovulating flirted more Dual Mating Strategy  women employ these strategies simultaneously with different men to increase their reproductive payout Parental Investment Theory  Unattractive men typically need to make $186k more than a "hot" one to be rated as a 10 Smelly T- shirt studies  Women dislike the smell of a relative  smell the MCH in their body sweat  MHC  Major Histocompatinility Complex  which disease our immune system is equiped to fight  we like the scent 1 or 2 days before ovulation  we prefer diff MHC bc of greater chance of increasing immunity  dislike scent of relatives bc biologically preventing incest Copulins  scent females give off and men can detect it subconsciously  increases testosterone and triggers sex drive Assortative Mating  we sort ourselves into pairs in which we think have the same mate value ETAUGH CHAPTER 7 Contraceptive use  Contraception in adolescence Contraceptive use has increased, but still used inconsistently or not at al  Use reduces cancer, HPV, diseases  Reasons for resistance - Insufficient power and control in heterosexual relationships (Stevens & Galvao, 2007) - Diminishment of sexual pleasure (Regnerus & Uecker, 2011) - Inconsistent with feminine sexual identity - more liberal about casual sex < likely to use contraception, which in turn = > chance of catching something  Factors associated with contraceptive use - Age - Being in a committed relationship - High educational aspirations and achievement - Good communication with parents - Supportive peers - Condom distribution in school Abortion (Roe v. Wade ruling legal restrictions on abortion)  Commonly performed procedure  Controversial  Abortion as right, means for attaining individual freedom and equality  Abortion as threat to morality, family, society  ~ 20 weeks = viable (risk of being alive)  ~ 20 weeks the fetus sense pain  during the third trimester it is only legal if the mother is in danger Roe vs. Wade (1973) and Other legislation  Parental notification (for children 16 & younger)  Use of Medicaid funds  Late-term abortion - partial birth: cut spinal cord on the way out - vacuum Incidence [Show More]

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