Altruism predicts mating success in humans

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Altruism predicts mating success in humans

 

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In order for non-kin altruism to evolve, altruists must receive fitness benefits for their actions that outweigh the costs. Several researchers have suggested that altruism is a costly signal of desirable qualities, such that it could have evolved by sexual selection. In two studies, we show that altruism is broadly linked with mating success. In Study 1, participants who scored higher on a self-report altruism measure reported they were more desirable to the opposite sex, as well as reported having more sex partners, more casual sex partners, and having sex more often within relationships. Sex moderated some of these relationships, such that altruism mattered more for men's number of lifetime and casual sex partners. In Study 2, participants who were willing to donate potential monetary winnings (in a modified dictator dilemma) reported having more lifetime sex partners, more casual sex partners, and more sex partners over the past year. Men who were willing to donate also reported having more lifetime dating partners. Furthermore, these patterns persisted, even when controlling for narcissism, Big Five personality traits, and socially desirable responding. These results suggest that altruists have higher mating success than non-altruists and support the hypothesis that altruism is a sexually selected costly signal of difficult-to-observe qualities.

 

 

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The main secret of male attractiveness is discovered at last, and it has nothing to do with muscles or sense of humor.

 

It is widely believed that the most important thing capable of making a man attractive to women is either a muscular physique or a good sense of humor. However, recent scientific discoveries suggest that muscle volume and the ability to make people laugh are by no means crucial in capturing a woman’s attention. As it turns out, the prime factor in making a man popular with the opposite sex is altruism — the willingness to perform good and charitable deeds.

 

As if by some silent agreement, several teams of scientists from different parts of the world recently decided to embark on research into the matter. The male population of our planet will be most interested in the findings made by scientists from Canada, who have discovered a fascinating fact: apparently, altruistically minded men tend to make love more often than the rest.

 

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Is this an effort to produce the perfect human?

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8 minutes ago, Gary7 said:

Is this an effort to produce the perfect human?

It's just an attempt to try to explain what triggers a certain reaction in females' brains I think.

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j/k       You left out a large bank account and unlimited credit card....this will sometimes get results as well.

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6 hours ago, Gary7 said:

Is this an effort to produce the perfect human?

What happened to you ?