AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Past research has demonstrated clear gender differences in reported mate selection criteria. Compared to women, men place more importance on physical attractiveness and women place more importance than men do on the earning capacity of a potential mate.

Detailed explanation-2: –Evolutionary psychologists explain that gender difference’s in sexuality and mating preferences are a result of genes passed down from ancestors based on natural selection and the way they interacted with mate selection.

Detailed explanation-3: -Evolutionary psychologists find that men in almost all cultures are attracted to women based on youthful physical characteristics that seem to denote: fertility and good health.

Detailed explanation-4: -We are more alike than different thanks to our similar genetic makeup-we see, hear, learn, and remember similarly. Males and females do differ in body fat, muscle, height, age of onset of puberty, and life expectancy; in vulnerability to certain disorders; and in aggression, social power, and social connectedness.