Euclidean Mate Value and Power of Choice on the Mating Market.
Three studies tested the hypothesis that human mate choice psychology uses a Euclidean algorithm to integrate mate preferences into estimates of mate value. In Study 1, a series of agent-based models identify a pattern of results relatively unique to mating markets where individuals high in Euclidea...
| Published in: | Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 252 - 265 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Feb2018
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