Evolutionary Psychology is one of the most interesting subjects ever, to me! Virtually every behavior we exhibit is rooted in the strive to survive. Meaning, the ultimate end-goal of most behaviors is to survive and reproduce.
In one of my classes, I think it was Cog Neuro (Cognitive Neuroscience), I learned about how females tend to remember more details about an event, compared to males, who, more generally, better remember the gist of an event. This immediately made me think of how, when couples reflect on a previous argument, females often remember exact phrases that were said, or otherwise remember alot of detail about the argument.
I wonder how this relates to Evolutionary Psychology. In particular, what would be the evolutionary purpose for a woman to concentrate on the details of an argument more than a man?
Could it be an evolutionary attempt to compensate for less physical strength, compared to men? In the midst of an argument, both sides are in a defensive state. Being very attentive to the words being said could potentially give someone a mental edge and upper-hand in an argument. In worst case scenarios, the opponent's words can be "used against them."
Any thoughts on this subject? I may be completely missing the mark and this was a little bit more difficult to put into words than I thought it would be.
I would love to hear any other theories or critiques of my theory!
