Helping Others to Find Long-Term and Short-Term Mates: A Test of Inclusive Fitness, Reciprocal Altruism, and Parental Investment Theories
Individuals prefer helping some people more that others when it comes to finding a mate, and these preferences depend on whether long- or short-term mates are considered. Study 1 ( N = 108) examined three theoretical frameworks (inclusive fitness, reciprocal altruism, and parental investment) for un...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2007-10-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490700500403 |