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Evolutionary Psychology Series Editors: Todd K. Shackelford · Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford Todd K. Shackelford Editors Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior Evolutionary Psychology Series Editors: Todd K. Shackelford Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford For furthervolumes: http://www.springer.com/series/10583 . Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford • Todd K. Shackelford Editors Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior Editors VivianaA.Weekes-Shackelford ToddK.Shackelford DepartmentofPsychology OaklandUniversity Rochester,Michigan,USA ISSN2197-9898 ISSN2197-9901(electronic) ISBN978-1-4939-0313-9 ISBN978-1-4939-0314-6(eBook) DOI10.1007/978-1-4939-0314-6 SpringerNewYorkHeidelbergDordrechtLondon LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2014930340 #SpringerScience+BusinessMediaNewYork2014 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeor part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations,recitation,broadcasting,reproductiononmicrofilmsorinanyotherphysicalway, andtransmissionorinformationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware, orbysimilarordissimilarmethodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped.Exemptedfromthis legalreservationarebriefexcerptsinconnectionwithreviewsorscholarlyanalysisormaterial suppliedspecificallyforthepurposeofbeingenteredandexecutedonacomputersystem,for exclusiveusebythepurchaserofthework.Duplicationofthispublicationorpartsthereofis permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its currentversion,andpermissionforusemustalwaysbeobtainedfromSpringer.Permissionsfor usemaybeobtainedthroughRightsLinkattheCopyrightClearanceCenter.Violationsareliable toprosecutionundertherespectiveCopyrightLaw. Theuseofgeneraldescriptivenames,registerednames,trademarks,servicemarks,etc.inthis publicationdoesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesare exemptfromtherelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. Whiletheadviceandinformationinthisbookarebelievedtobetrueandaccurateatthedateof publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibilityforanyerrorsoromissionsthatmaybemade.Thepublishermakesnowarranty, expressorimplied,withrespecttothematerialcontainedherein. Printedonacid-freepaper SpringerispartofSpringerScience+BusinessMedia(www.springer.com) Preface This volume presents an outstanding collection of chapters addressing evo- lutionary perspectives onhumansexualpsychology and behavior. Notonly arethechaptercontributorsleadingresearchersbutalsothecontributorswere carefully selected as gifted communicators. As a collection, the chapters in this volume providea rich overview of historicalandcurrent empirical and theoreticalworkonsexdifferencesandsimilaritiesinhumanpsychologyand behavior. Thevolumeisorganizedintothreeparts.Inthefirstpart,DavidSchmitt setsthestageforthevolumewithawide-rangingreviewofhowevolutionary scientistsevaluatetheevidenceformatepreferenceadaptations.Drawingon hisownextensivecross-culturalresearch,Schmittprovidesthereaderwitha roadmapforhowtodoevolutionarypsychology,withaspecialfocusonsex differencesandsimilaritiesinmatepreferences. The second and third parts of the volume focus on sexual adaptations in men and in women, respectively. The second part includes nine chapters addressing sexual adaptations in men. Joseph Camilleri and Kelly Stiver open this part with a chapter detailing recent work on sexual offending. CamilleriandStiverreviewresearchonsexualoffendingandintheprocess provideacompellingcasefortheheuristicvalueofanevolutionaryperspec- tiveforgeneratingnovelinsightsaboutrapeandothersexualoffenses. David Puts and colleagues offer a stellar summary of recent research, including their own groundbreaking work, testing predictions generated from the hypothesis that sexual selection has shaped human male vocal qualities.Inthepastdecade,evolutionarypsychologistshaveinvestedsignif- icanteffortunpackingindividualdifferencesinsexualpsychologyandbehav- ior.ThisexcitingworkistypifiedbyresearchconductedbyBenJonesandhis colleaguesonagreementandindividualdifferencesinmen’spreferencesfor women’s facial characteristics, summarized in the next chapter. Erik Lund andSaulMillerbringthereaderuptodateontheaccumulatingevidencethat human males have evolved adaptations to detect and respond to female ovulation. Lund, Miller, and their colleagues are among a new cadre of experimental social psychologists that have trained their methodological sophisticationontestinghypothesesinformedbyanevolutionaryperspective. Astheirchapterreveals,theempiricalpayoffalreadyhasbeensubstantial. Carin Perilloux describes some of the exciting recent research in her lab and elsewhere addressing men’s perceptions—and misperceptions—of v vi Preface women’s sexual interest. In the next chapter, Jaime Cloud and Carin Perillouxprovideasuperbreviewofworkinvestigatingbodilyattractiveness as information processed by male psychological adaptations to assess women’sfertilityandreproductivevalue. Onaverage,menmorethanwomencompeteforshort-termandlong-term romantic partners and for the expendable resources and social status that facilitate winning these mating competitions. Daniel Kruger reviews this literature, providing evidence that male mortality exceeds female mortality asaconsequenceofthismoreintensecompetitionamongmenthanwomen. In the penultimate chapter of the part on sexual adaptations in men, Gil Greengross presents a compelling argument replete with empirical evi- dence that male production of humor is generated by sexually selected psychological adaptations. In the final chapter of this part, Valerie Starratt and Michele Alesia summarize recent work investigating human male adaptationstoretainalong-termfemalepartnerinwhomtheyhaveinvested time,attention,andotherresources. Thesecondpartofthe volume includeseightchaptersaddressingsexual adaptationsinwomen,beginningwithacontributionbyWilliamMcKibbin. Previous research provides evidence that human males have psychological adaptationsthatmotivatesexualcoercionandrape.AccordingtoMcKibbin, anevolutionaryhistoryofmalesexualcoercionwillhavegeneratedselection pressures on females to thwart or to avoid rape. McKibbin reviews the evidenceforsexualadaptationsinwomenmotivatingrapeavoidance.Inthe next two contributions, Lisa Welling and colleagues provide thoughtful reviews of the evolutionary science addressing human female orgasm and female adaptations associated with ovulation, respectively. These linked areas of research have received increasing attention by evolutionary biologists and psychologists, and Welling and colleagues bring the reader uptodateonthestatusofthisexcitingwork. Lisa DeBruine offers a comprehensive review of recent work, including herownpioneeringwork,investigatingwomen’spreferencesformalefacial features. Not only does DeBruine’s review provide a superb summary of previous research in the area but also she identifies several of the most interesting and important directions for future research in this area. In the nextchapter,DianaSantosFleischmanprovidesreaderswithatourdeforce of empirical investigation of disgust adaptations in women, with special reference to variation in expressions of disgust as a function of ovulatory cycle status and fertility status. Bernard Fink and colleagues address varia- tion in women’s perceptions of men’s body movements, particularly as a function of women’s ovulatory cycle status. Summarizing their own and others’research,Finketal.makeastrongcasethatmen’sbodymovements, especiallydancemovements,areattendedtobywomenandusedbythemas cuestodevelopmentalstabilityand“goodgenes.” The final two chapters of this part of the volume focus on female intrasexualcompetition.NormanLiandcolleaguesaddresseatingrestriction inwomenasaconsequenceofintrasexualcompetition.Thisworkshowcases the potential for evolutionary science to successfully inform human health and well-being. April Bleske-Rechek and colleagues review recent work Preface vii from their own lab and from others’ labs investigating rivalry in women’s same-sexfriendships,withparticularattentiontofemaleattractiveness. Contributions from Paul Vasey and Doug VanderLaan and from David Gearyandcolleaguescomprisetheconcludingpartofthevolume.Vaseyand VanderLaan provide a stellar review of theoretical and empirical work addressing human male androphilia—sexual attraction to men or masculin- ity. Geary and colleagues offer a thoughtful series of reflections on the evolutionofhumansexdifferences,withparticularconsiderationof“social selection”andtheevolutionofcooperationamongwomen. Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior showcases the intellectual value of an interdisciplinary approach to human psychologyandbehavior.GuidedbyDarwin’sinsights,thecontributionsto thisvolumeprovideastunninglycompellingcaseforanevolutionaryanaly- sisofhumansexualpsychologyandbehavior. Rochester,MI VivianaA.Weekes-Shackelford ToddK.Shackelford ThiSisaFMBlankPage Contents PartI IntroductiontoEvolutionaryPerspectivesonHuman SexualPsychologyandBehavior 1 EvaluatingEvidenceofMatePreferenceAdaptations:How DoWeReallyKnowWhatHomosapienssapiensReallyWant? 3 DavidP.Schmitt PartII SexualAdaptationsinMen 2 AdaptationandSexualOffending. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 JosephA.CamilleriandKellyA.Stiver 3 SexualSelectiononHumanVoices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 DavidA.Puts,LeslieM.Doll,andAlexanderK.Hill 4 AgreementandIndividualDifferencesinMen’sPreferences forWomen’sFacialCharacteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 BenedictC.Jones 5 MaleAdaptationstoFemaleOvulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 ErikM.LundandSaulL.Miller 6 (Mis)readingtheSigns:Men’sPerceptionofWomen’s SexualInterest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 CarinPerilloux 7 BodilyAttractivenessasaWindowtoWomen’sFertility andReproductiveValue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 JaimeM.CloudandCarinPerilloux 8 SocialandEnvironmentalConditionsIntensifyingMale CompetitionforResources,Status,andMatesLead toIncreasedMaleMortality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 DanielJ.Kruger 9 MaleProductionofHumorProducedbySexuallySelected PsychologicalAdaptations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 GilGreengross 10 MaleAdaptationstoRetainaMate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 ValerieG.StarrattandMicheleN.Alesia ix
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