Sex Differences in Preferences for Humor: A Replication, Modification, and Extension

Evolutionary-minded scientists have proposed that humor is a sexually selected trait in men that signals mate quality. Indeed, women tend to prefer men who make them laugh and men tend to prefer women who laugh at their jokes. However, it is unclear how robust this pattern is. Here we report a repli...

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Main Authors: Liana S. E. Hone, William Hurwitz, Debra Lieberman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491501300110

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