Overestimation bias in mate competition

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-123

  Hill, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Human mating; Intrasexual competition; Judgment biases; Social judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846884200     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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