Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-572

  Phillips, Tim ^a   Barnard, Chris ^a   Ferguson, Eamonn ^a   Reader, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ALTRUISM; CHARACTER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249143132     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712608X298467     Document Type: Article

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