The crux of cognitive load: constraining deliberate and effortful decision processes in romantic jealousy

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-132

  Schützwohl, Achim ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Evolutionary psychology; Evolved psychological mechanism; Jealousy; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049111178     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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