The Future of an Applied Evolutionary Psychology for Human Partnerships

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-329

  Roberts, S Craig ^a   Miner, Emily J ^b   Shackelford, Todd K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast effect; Dating; Marital; Marriage; Oral contraception; Preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650288472     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021253     Document Type: Article

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