Identifying reproductive opportunities and intrasexual rivals has necessitated the evolution
of sensitivity to features diagnostic of mate value. In determining the presence of good genes …

Women find men's upper body strength highly desirable, albeit primarily within short‐term
mating contexts. This boundary implicates strength as possessing both costs and benefits in …

The selection of formidable male allies within coalitional settings is partially in the service of
ensuring protection from physical threats for group members. Within these inferences could …

The centrality of religiosity in selecting long-term mates suggests atheism could be
undesirable for that context. Given recent findings suggesting several positive stereotypes …

Neck musculature is reliably diagnostic of men's formidability and central to several
inferences of their physical prowess. These inferences facilitate stereotypes of men's social …

Selecting a long-term romantic partner is largely contingent upon identifying behavioral
repertoires indicating an ability to foster individual and communal flourishing through …

Previous research indicates that women frequently use red clothing to signal their sexual
receptivity, with men and women both recognizing this as a reliable cue to such receptivity …

Morbid curiosity indexes interests in learning about dangerous phenomena. Individuals with
high levels of dark triad traits (narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) can be …

Atheists are frequently stereotyped as untrustworthy, a designation implicating them as
suboptimal mates in long-term relationships. Concomitant perceptions could be apparent of …

Replicating and extending previous findings, we report two high-powered studies exploring
how heterosexual men and women's decisions to change or keep their surnames following …