Only Cheap Talk after All? New Experimental Psychological Findings on the Role of Verbal Proficiency in Mate Choice

Recent evolutionary experimental psychological research found that high verbal proficiency (VP) increased the perceived attractiveness of individuals (more so for males than females), especially in the context of a long-term relationship. Our study had the objective of replicating and extending this...

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Main Authors: Lange Benjamin P., Hennighausen Christine, Brill Michael, Schwab Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-10-01
Series:Psychology of Language and Communication
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2016-0001