Sex differences in perceptions of infidelity: Men often assume the worst

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-263

  Goetz, Aaron T ^a   Causey, Kayla ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Infidelity; Infidelity detection system; Paternity uncertainty; Perception; Sex differences; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249146343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470490900700208     Document Type: Article

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