Essays about: "handicap principle"

Found 1 essay containing the words handicap principle.

  1. 1. Could musical mastery affect how attractive a person is rated as a prospective partner?

    University essay from Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Johanna Björk; [2013]
    Keywords : Costly signals; handicap principle; music; evolutionary psychology; signalling; sexual signalling; female choice;

    Abstract : Evolutionary psychology explains and predicts human behaviour based on its adaptive value. Some apparently non-adaptive behaviours such as humans’ devotion to music can be explained by sexual selection of costly signals, since it takes time and effort to learn to play an instrument well. READ MORE