Mating strategy, disgust, and food neophobia

Appetite

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 30-35

  Al Shawaf, Laith ^a   Lewis, David M G ^b   Alley, Thomas R ^c   Buss, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disgust; Evolutionary psychology; Food neophobia; Food preferences; Food selection; Mating strategy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISGUST; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOOD NEOPHOBIA; HUMAN; MALE; MATING; NEOPHOBIA; ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911943486     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.10.029     Document Type: Article

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