Neither Daredevils Nor Wimps: Attitudes toward Physical Risk Takers as Mates
Farthing (2005) tested a prediction derived from costly-signaling theory, that women would prefer physical risk takers (brave, athletic, fit) over risk-avoiders as long-term mates. Using scenarios involving high-risk acts, the prediction was confirmed for heroic (brave, altruistic) but not for non-h...
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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/10.1177/147470490700500406 |