The impact of sexual history and desired relationship duration on evaluations of attractiveness and recall

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-23

  Williams, Loriann ^a   Fisher, Maryanne ^a   Cox, Anthony ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facial attractiveness; Memory; Romantic relationships; Sex differences; Sexual experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949093564     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.2008.1005     Document Type: Article

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