Literature in evolutionary psychology suggests that mate choice has been the primary
mechanism of sexual selection in humans, but this conclusion conforms neither to …

An evolutionary perspective on human motivation provides a means of identifying
conceptually distinct motivational systems (including motives pertaining to self‐protection …

Conspicuous consumption is a form of economic behavior in which self-presentational
concerns override desires to obtain goods at bargain prices. Showy spending may be a …

During human evolutionary history, there were “trade-offs” between expending time and
energy on child-rearing and mating, so both men and women evolved conditional mating …

Conspicuous displays of consumption and benevolence might serve as" costly signals" of
desirable mate qualities. If so, they should vary strategically with manipulations of mating …

Cues of phenotypic condition should be among those used by women in their choice of
mates. One marker of better phenotypic condition is thought to be symmetrical bilateral body …

Evolutionary psychologists have hypothesized that men and women possess both long-term
and short-term mating strategies, with men's short-term strategy differentially rooted in the …

The developmental and anatomical causes of human voice sexual dimorphisms are known,
but the evolutionary causes are not. Some evidence suggests a role of intersexual selection …

Three experiments examined how 2 fundamental social motives—self-protection and mate
attraction—influenced conformity. A self-protective goal increased conformity for both men …

Research conducted in the last fifteen years has placed in question many of the traditional
conclusions scholars have formed about human female sexuality. Though conventional …