The Ape That Thought It Was a Peacock: Does Evolutionary Psychology Exaggerate Human Sex Differences?
The Ape That Thought It Was a Peacock: Does Evolutionary Psychology Exaggerate Human Sex Differences?
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认为自己是孔雀的猿：进化心理学是否夸大了人类性别差异？
DOI：
10.1080/1047840x.2013.804899
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
9.3
通讯作者：
Andrew G. Thomas
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文献类型：
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作者：
Steve Stewart;Andrew G. Thomas
这篇文章着眼于人类性别差异的进化，并询问进化心理学是否有时夸大了这些差异。根据对性选择理论的普遍理解，在大多数物种中，雌性比雄性在后代上投入更多，因此，雄性竞争尽可能多的配偶，而雌性则从竞争的雄性中进行选择。雄性竞争/雌性选择（MCFC）模型适用于许多物种，但在应用于人类时却具有误导性。这是因为在我们的物种中，雄性通常负责抚养后代，这减少了亲代投资的性别差异。因此，人类的性别差异相对较小。人类有一个相互求爱的系统，而不是雄性竞争，雌性选择：两性都对长期伴侣很挑剔，两性都在争夺理想的伴侣。我们称之为共同伴侣选择（MMC）模型。尽管许多进化心理学文献与MMC模型一致，但传统的MCFC模型对该领域产生了强大的影响，扭曲了智人进化性心理的新兴图景。具体来说，它导致了人类性别差异程度的夸大，过度强调男性的短期交配倾向，相对忽视了男性择偶和女性择偶竞争。我们主张更加注重MMC模式。
This article looks at the evolution of sex differences in sexuality in human beings and asks whether evolutionary psychology sometimes exaggerates these differences. According to a common understanding of sexual selection theory, females in most species invest more than males in their offspring, and as a result, males compete for as many mates as possible, whereas females choose from among the competing males. The males-compete/females-choose (MCFC) model applies to many species but is misleading when applied to human beings. This is because males in our species commonly contribute to the rearing of the young, which reduces the sex difference in parental investment. Consequently, sex differences in our species are relatively modest. Rather than males competing and females choosing, humans have a system of mutual courtship: Both sexes are choosy about long-term mates, and both sexes compete for desirable mates. We call this the mutual mate choice (MMC) model. Although much of the evolutionary psychology literature is consistent with the MMC model, the traditional MCFC model exerts a strong influence on the field, distorting the emerging picture of the evolved sexual psychology of Homo sapiens. Specifically, it has led to the exaggeration of the magnitude of human sex differences, an overemphasis on men's short-term mating inclinations, and a relative neglect of male mate choice and female mate competition. We advocate a stronger focus on the MMC model.
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