Browsing SUNY College at New Paltz by Subject "Mate selection"
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Are cognitive processes affected by evolutionary precepts? Iconic memory and mating strategies
(2013)Evolutionary psychologists criticize cognitive psychology for using arbitrary stimuli that ignore presumed evolutionary constraints on cognition. In two experiments, we explored how the Sperling paradigm in iconic memory ... -
Deception-detection and trust as major elements of mating-relevant behavior
(2014-05)From an evolutionary perspective, there is nothing more important than mating and reproductive success. According to modern evolutionary psychology, humans have evolved various adaptive mating-related traits, which include ... -
An Evolutionary Analysis of Partner Perceptions within Mateships: The Beauty and the Beast Effect, the Role of Trait Factors, and the Nature of Mate Settling
(2012-02-27)Evolutionary psychology brings new interest and excitement to old topics. The study of human mating systems has always been on the academic landscape, but evolutionary theory has recently revived the study of mating ... -
Variability in mating strategies: do individual differences in dispositional traits predict sexual preferences?
(2012-02-27)Prior research by evolutionary psychologists has examined dispositional predictors, such as personality, sociosexuality, life history, and attachment style, in relation to mating, yet only one study has examined how these ...
