"alpha male" is pseudoscience bullshit based on a debunked study. The guy who proposed the concept was studying animals that "dominated" other animals and he assumed it was the alpha vs beta male effect.
Turns out, he was watching families - Parents "dominating" their offspring by correcting their behavior.
Yep. He abandoned his theory a long time ago and has begged the publisher of his book to take it out of print.
But it gets even better. The concept was originally based on observing behavior of...hens. Yep, female animals. So if anything it should be “alpha female” or “alpha hen.” But even that’s only observed in captive hens, not in the wild. So unless you’re talking about a female prison population, the term really has no use.
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"alpha male" is pseudoscience bullshit based on a debunked study. The guy who proposed the concept was studying animals that "dominated" other animals and he assumed it was the alpha vs beta male effect.
Turns out, he was watching families - Parents "dominating" their offspring by correcting their behavior.
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Yep. He abandoned his theory a long time ago and has begged the publisher of his book to take it out of print.
But it gets even better. The concept was originally based on observing behavior of...hens. Yep, female animals. So if anything it should be “alpha female” or “alpha hen.” But even that’s only observed in captive hens, not in the wild. So unless you’re talking about a female prison population, the term really has no use.
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Wow, interesting! Thanks, factcheck!