Kobayashi Tomomichi, Yano Tomoyuki
Division of Environmental Policy, Faculty of Environment and Information, Tottori University of Environmental Studies, Wakabadai 1-1-1, Tottori 689-1111, Japan.
J Hum Ergol (Tokyo). 2002 Dec;31(1-2):59-62.
Although adaptation to hunting-gathering life is a main hypothesis for understanding of the nature of humans, studies directly examining the hypothesis have not been done. In the present study, we used the method of showing a film depicting hunting and housework by African hunter-gatherers to elementary pupils and university students to examine their memories. In pupils and students, males showed higher percentage of correct answers than females for hunting-related questions, and female showed higher percentage for housework-related questions. The results suggest a males' learning bias to hunting and support the hunting-gathering hypothesis.
尽管适应狩猎采集生活是理解人类本性的一个主要假设，但尚未有直接检验该假设的研究。在本研究中，我们采用向小学生和大学生播放一部描绘非洲狩猎采集者狩猎和家务劳动的影片的方法来检验他们的记忆。在小学生和大学生中，男性在与狩猎相关问题上的正确回答百分比高于女性，而女性在与家务相关问题上的正确回答百分比更高。结果表明男性对狩猎有学习偏好，并支持狩猎采集假设。
