Why do human and non-human species conceal mating? The cooperation maintenance hypothesis

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences • Vol/Iss. 287(1932) • The Royal Society • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Ben Mocha, Yitzchak

Hypothesis

There will be social norms that entitle humans to exert some control over their legitimate mating partner's extramarital relationships.

Note

The author just verified if there is any presence of these variables. Evidence was found in 100% of the cases (n =210; SCCS/EA dataset: n = 145).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Percentage comparisonsSupport claimedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Control over mating partner's extramarital sexDependentExtramarital Sex Relations