I only have eyes for you: Ovulation redirects attention (but not memory) to attractive men

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 804-808

  Anderson, Uriah S ^a   Perea, Elaine F ^a   Vaughn Becker, D ^b   Ackerman, Joshua M ^c   Shapiro, Jenessa R ^d   Neuberg, Steven L ^a   Kenrick, Douglas T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Evolutionary psychology; Fertility; Memory; Menstrual cycle; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955579779     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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