Intrasexual Vigilance: The Implicit Cognition of Romantic Rivalry

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-87

  Maner, Jon K ^a   Miller, Saul L ^a   Rouby, D Aaron ^a   Gailliot, Matthew T ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; emotion; evaluation; memory; social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; ESTHETICS; EVOLUTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BEAUTY; CUES; EVOLUTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; JEALOUSY; LOVE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650398361     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014055     Document Type: Article

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