Sex, lies, and strategic interference: The psychology of deception between the sexes

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-23

  Haselton, Martie G ^a   Buss, David M ^b   Oubaid, Viktor ^c   Angleitner, Alois ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antagonistic coevolution; Deception; Evolutionary psychology; Sexual strategies; Strategic interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMOTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECUMBENCY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; DECEPTION; EMOTIONS; EVOLUTION; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 11144288057     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271303     Document Type: Review

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