Do (non-American) Men Overestimate Women’s Sexual Intentions?

Evolutionary Psychological Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 150-154

  Perilloux, Carin ^a   Muñoz Reyes, José Antonio ^b   Turiegano, Enrique ^c   Kurzban, Robert ^d   Pita, Miguel ^c  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PLAYA ANCHA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chile; Cross cultural; France; Sex differences; Sexual intent perception; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016323806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21989885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40806-015-0017-5     Document Type: Article

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