9.9 Review Questions
Review Questions
Below are a few questions to help you review the concepts in this chapter.
- What is the difference between biological sex and gender?
- Is biological sex a binary? How or how not?
- What is the difference between intrasexual competition and intersexual competition?
- What are costly signals? What do they convey to potential mates?
- What is sexual dimorphism? What other traits suggest humans evolved to be serially monogamous?
- What are the sex differences in partner preferences? What are the similarities?
- What is the Westermarck Effect? What does it propose? Is it supported by evidence?
- What is the mate guarding? How does it influence modern human relationships?
- What are the different human marital systems? How does each respond to resources and the environment?
