Functional Flexibility in Women's Commitment-Skepticism Bias
If a woman overestimates her romantic partner's commitment, the cost to her fitness—reproduction without an investing partner—can be considerable. Error Management Theory predicts that women have an evolved bias to be skeptical of men's commitment in a relationship, which reduces the likel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491501300201 |