Evidence of systematic bias in sexual over- and underperception of naturally occurring events: A direct replication of Haselton (2003) in a more gender-equal culture

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1004-1021

  Bendixen, Mons ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bias; Error management; Relationships; Sex differences; Sociosexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEN; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84918579230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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