Courtship Feeding in Humans?: The Effects of Feeding versus Providing Food on Perceived Attraction and Intimacy

Human Nature

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 430-443

  Alley, Thomas R ^a   Brubaker, Lauren W ^a   Fox, Olivia M ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Courtship feeding; Food sharing; Intimacy; Perceived involvement; Provisioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COURTSHIP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886786584     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-013-9179-7     Document Type: Article

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