Mutual Mate Choice Models as the Red Pill in Evolutionary Psychology: Long Delayed, Much Needed, Ideologically Challenging, and Hard to Swallow

Miller, Geoffrey F.

doi:10.1080/1047840x.2013.817937

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“…22 but also warmth, emotional stability and kindness -potential indicators of being a 'good dad' or a 'good partner' (Buss & Shackeford, 2008;Miller, 2013). Rather than musical ability being a good genes indicator, it may serve as a good-dad or -partner indicator signalling discipline, conscientiousness, and openness (traits known to predict music practice; Corrigall, Schellenberg, & Misura, 2013) and potentially emotional stability or kindness (playing an instrument has been associated with emotional competence; Theorell, Lennartsson, Mosing, & Ullen, 2014).…”

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“…However, there are other possible explanations that are at least partly in line with our findings and to some extent still consistent with the sexual selection hypothesis. First, given the importance of mutual mate choice (Stewart-Williams & Thomas, 2013), pair-bonding, and bi-parental investment in humans, it could be that more musically skilled individuals attract higher quality sex partners (rather than greater quantity; Miller, 2013;Stewart-Williams & Thomas, 2013). Second, it has been suggested that women may make trade-offs in mating along two dimensions -good gene fitness indicators (as suggested above) but also good investment indicators (Gangestad & Simpson, 2000), the latter including resource acquisition potential A C C E P T E D M A N U S C R I P T…”

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Did sexual selection shape human music? Testing predictions from the sexual selection hypothesis of music evolution using a large genetically informative sample of over 10,000 twins

Mosing

Verweij

Madison

et al. 2015

Evolution and Human Behavior

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Did sexual selection shape human music? Testing predictions from the sexual selection hypothesis of music evolution using a large genetically informative sample of over 10,000 twins

Mosing

Verweij

Madison

et al. 2015

Evolution and Human Behavior

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“…Cruder versions of the CCM tell tales of male cultural production and female cultural assessment. These have been repudiated by Miller (2013), although he does note that men might still invest relatively more time and effort in displays to broader audiences. The important point, here, is that the CCM argues that ornamental cultural products and displays are genetic fitness indicators signaled primarily to the other sex 3 .…”

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“…We suspect, along withMiller (2013) and Stewart-Williams and Thomas (2013), that many evolutionary psychologists have imbibed a crude version of the CCM. In this version, men compete vigorously for access to sexual partners, whereas women calmly and coolly assess the outcomes of such competitions and displays.…”

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The Status Competition Model of Cultural Production

Winegard

Geary

2018

Evolutionary Psychological Science

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Humans create many apparently functionless artifacts such as paintings, novels, poems, films, and decorative blankets. From an evolutionary perspective, such creations appear somewhat puzzling. Why create artifacts that do not appear to contribute to survival? One recent explanation, the cultural courtship model, argued that such creations are used to signal genetic health to the other sex. In this way, cultural creators are potentially rewarded with higher quality mates. We propose an alternative (but not completely contradictory) model, the status competition model of cultural production, which argues that cultural displays often, but not exclusively, signal the possession of important cultural competencies to others in a coalition. Cultural creators are recompensed with prestige, which they can use to secure mates or invest in their kin and lineage. We examine evidence for and against these models, and conclude that the status competition model can better explain cultural production than current theory.

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“…However, there appears to have been a positive shift in the field in the past ten years, such that theories of human sexuality are becoming more nuanced and more widely accepted (Miller, 2013;Stewart-Williams & Thomas, 2013). The social versus biological determinants of sexuality and gender differences in sexuality have, in the past, been considered a 'winner takes all' debate (Eagly & Wood, 1999).…”

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Ideological correlates of sexual behavior: linking political ideology, religiosity, and gender ideology with orgasm and desire

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Ideologies provide a set of norms and values that guide our attitudes and behavior in times of uncertainty. Given the private nature of sex, we may be particularly reliant on our pre-existing ideas about the world to guide our actions in the bedroom. Previous research on the influence of social values on sexual behavior has typically focused on group-level processes, for example, research on the cultural suppression of female sexuality (Baumeister & Twenge, 2002). Scholars in the social sciences have discussed the ways in which we internalize social norms and values, and how these might influence our experience of sex, for example through sexual scripts (Gagnon & Simon, 1973). There is, however, limited empirical work testing the association between worldviews, or ideologies, and sexual behavior at the individual level. The aim of the present thesis I feel like the Peter Pan of PhDs, refusing to grow up from my academic childhood, clutching tight to Neverland with my puny fists (that are now quite strong from typing). I have spent the last four years with two of my favourite people, so writing these acknowledgements is hard because it means loosening my firm grasp on them. Matthew Hornseyyou have been the perfect mentor. When I first heard you speak as an undergraduate, I felt a surge of energy. I wanted to tell everybody about the reciprocity principle, but it was like repeating comedy, it just wasn't the same when I said it. Lucky for me, I got to soak up your unrivalled story-telling, wisdom, and wildly fun sense of humour first hand for the past four years. I sometimes worry that my guffaws from your office scare the birds. Thank you for making my PhD a pleasure, Matthew. But know that you've made it devastatingly hard to leave. Fiona Barlowto borrow your words, you might be the love of my life, and I know I'm not yours, but that's ok. Together, we have tackled questions like who's a stud and who's a slut? What makes a woman orgasm? And do sexist men fart in bed? You are always ten steps ahead, Fi, and I suspect, always have been. Your understanding of the world is so sophisticated that you could easily be bored and dismissive of those around you, but you are one of the most inclusive people I know. I sometimes wonder whether you are super-humanare you a wizard, Barlow? While the biggest chunk of the gratitude pie must go to Matthew and Fiona, so many people in my life deserve their own sizeable chunks. Thanks go to my dear friends from the early days

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Mutual Mate Choice Models as the Red Pill in Evolutionary Psychology: Long Delayed, Much Needed, Ideologically Challenging, and Hard to Swallow

Cited by 19 publications

References 9 publications

Did sexual selection shape human music? Testing predictions from the sexual selection hypothesis of music evolution using a large genetically informative sample of over 10,000 twins

Did sexual selection shape human music? Testing predictions from the sexual selection hypothesis of music evolution using a large genetically informative sample of over 10,000 twins

The Status Competition Model of Cultural Production

Ideological correlates of sexual behavior: linking political ideology, religiosity, and gender ideology with orgasm and desire

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