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Variation in mating dispositions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

Kevin MacDonald
Kevin MacDonald
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840-0901 [email protected]/~kmacd/
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Abstract

This commentary focuses on the omission of genetic and environmental variation in several competing evolved motive dispositions that not only react to different environmental contexts but also result in people structuring contexts to obtain psychological rewards. Cross-cultural research is poor evidence for alternate strategies because natural selection may operate to produce geographical variation in dispositional tendencies. Finally, I defend a traditional concept of plasticity in opposition to the alternate strategies concept of flexibility.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , August 2000 , pp. 609 - 610
Copyright
2000 Cambridge University Press

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