Westermarck, freud, and the incest taboo: Does familial resemblance activate sexual attraction?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1202-1212

  Fraley, R Chris ^a   Marks, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attraction; evolution; Freud; incest avoidance; mere exposure; sexual imprinting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FACE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCEST; LEARNING; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TABOO;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FACE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FREUDIAN THEORY; HUMANS; IMPRINTING (PSYCHOLOGY); INCEST; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TABOO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956248071     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210377180     Document Type: Article

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