A sharp eye for her SOI: perception and misperception of female sociosexuality at zero acquaintance

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-130

  Stillman, Tyler F ^a   Maner, Jon K ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human sexuality; Jealousy; Person perception; Sociosexuality; Thin slices

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649119838     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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