Altruistic people have more sex

< table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;" > < tbody > < tr > < td style="text-align: center;" > < a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b6nO4Z0oTuY/V5HsxiC2d4I/AAAAAAAADwk/Np8SUm1ilG4hbpKkXIA7riHei9HTAWjvgCK4B/s1600/ThinkstockPhotos-158874328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" > < img border="0" height="212" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b6nO4Z0oTuY/V5HsxiC2d4I/AAAAAAAADwk/Np8SUm1ilG4hbpKkXIA7riHei9HTAWjvgCK4B/s320/ThinkstockPhotos-158874328.jpg" width="320" / > < /a > < /td > < /tr > < tr > < td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;" > People who perform regular altruistic acts like giving < br / > blood also & nbsp;tend to have more sex. < /td > < /tr > < /tbody > < /table > Viewed through the lens of evolutionary psychology, altruism takes some explaining. In a dog eat dog world, it seems like a risky, indulgent habit. Yet we are only alive today because our distant ancestors were successful at reproducing – and the fact many of us have inherited their altruistic tendencies suggests that being altruistic gave them some kind of survival or reproductive advantage. < br / > < br / > One idea is that altruism is advantageous because it is often reciprocated. Another is that altruism is a "costly signal" that tells potential sexual partners you would make a good mate – if you've the freedom to be charitable, this sugg...

Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - July 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Research Digest Source Type: blogs