Evolutionary Psych Ch 5.

1st benefit

increased odds of succeeding in attracting a mate

2nd benefit

increased ability to attract a more desirable mate

3rd benefit

Increased paternity certainty

4th benefit

increased survival of his children

5th benefit

increased reproductive success of children accrued through paternal investment. 

6th benefit

increased social status

7th benefit

Added allies.

Has the capacity to bear children

Preferences for reproductive value like youth and health

Standards of physical beauty 

• hair quality 

• skin quality 

• facial symmetry 

• facial feminity 

  • correlated with higher levels of estrogen

• Facial averageness

  • preference for faces that resemble “prototype”

• Voice

• Leg Length

• Bust size

• Overall weight

• WHR

Paternal uncertainty 

prefers qualities that indicate faithfulness like virginity or marriage.