Do Men Overperceive Women’s Sexual Interest?

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 70-77

  Perilloux, Carin ^a   Kurzban, Robert ^b  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; evolution; mating; sex differences; sexual misperception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921033071     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614555727     Document Type: Article

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