Smart and SeXy: The Evolutionary Origins and Biological Underpinnings of Cognitive Differences between the Sexes by Roderick Kaine

Author:Roderick Kaine [Kaine, Roderick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781910524756
Publisher: Arktos Media Ltd.
Published: 2016-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

Of the traits considered here and probably among all possible traits as well, wealth is proposed to be the primary (though not exclusive) male phenotype on which female mate selection is based and this form of sexual selection can be broadly defined as hypergamy. The hypergamic instinct is widespread among humans and appears in a large variety of human cultures and ethnicities.213, 214 As a result of female preference, men pursue wealth generation and status in order to convert these resources into increases in evolutionary fitness, meaning in this case reproductive success. IQ is only indirectly selected for in that it is usually a prerequisite for high levels of wealth generation. Female hypergamy results in a relatively strong selection for IQ because of its close association with income in men. It may also be that hypergamy specifically selects for visuospatially skewed cognitive profiles in males if such profiles more commonly lead to increased income than balanced or verbally skewed profiles.

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