The Evolutionary Psychology Of Friendship - Dr Jaimie Krems - #553
Dr Jaimie Krems is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University and a social psychologist whose research explores human social cognition, emotions, and behaviour. Evolution has shaped the way that men and women make and break friendships. It's...
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Summary
Dr Jaimie Krems is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University and a social psychologist whose research explores human social cognition, emotions, and behaviour.
Evolution has shaped the way that men and women make and break friendships. It's made us into life-saving, caring, aggressive, jealous, friend-guarding, backbiting, gossiping animals, but why is it that male and female friendships are so different, plus a ton of other fascinating insights.
Expect to learn why a woman's body shape is so important to her attractiveness, why venting is a manipulative social strategy, how men with dad bods are literally perceived as better dads, why women who have casual sex are seen as having lower self-esteem even though there's no data to back it up, how a pro-life stance on abortion might be less virtuous than people first think and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:24) How Male & Female Friendships Differ
(08:38) The Female Need to Vent
(18:01) How Attractiveness Impacts Female Friendships
(25:30) Finding a Balance of Jealousy
(31:49) Perceiving Women’s Shapes & Sizes
(41:54) Why Women Dress the Way They Do
(47:56) Does Slut-Shaming Come More From Men Than Women?
(55:33) Attitudes to Abortion as a Mating Strategy
(1:06:47) Impact of Sexual Strategy on Religious Beliefs
(1:11:26) Relationship Between Casual Sex & Self-Esteem
(1:19:29) What’s Next for Jaimie’s Research
(1:24:46) The Need for Friendship for Happiness
(1:29:34) Where to Find Dr Krems
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Check out Jaimie's website - https://www.kremslab.com/
Follow Jaimie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JaimieKrems
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