Evolved mate preferences comprise a central causal process in Darwin's theory of sexual
selection. Their powerful influences have been documented in all sexually reproducing …

Face preferences affect a diverse range of critical social outcomes, from mate choices and
decisions about platonic relationships to hiring decisions and decisions about social …

Conspicuous consumption is a form of economic behavior in which self-presentational
concerns override desires to obtain goods at bargain prices. Showy spending may be a …

This target article presents an integrated evolutionary model of the development of
attachment and human reproductive strategies. It is argued that sex differences in …

Although widely cited as strong evidence that sexual selection has shaped human facial-
attractiveness judgments, findings suggesting that women's preferences for masculine …

Human groups are unusual among primates in that our leaders are often democratically
selected. Faces affect hiring decisions and could influence voting behavior. Here, we show …

Recent formulations of sexual selection theory emphasize how mate choice can be affected
by environmental factors, such as predation risk and resource quality. Women vary greatly in …

A large literature proposes that preferences for exaggerated sex typicality in human faces
(masculinity/femininity) reflect a long evolutionary history of sexual and social selection. This …

Research conducted in the last fifteen years has placed in question many of the traditional
conclusions scholars have formed about human female sexuality. Though conventional …

Evolution equips sexually reproducing species with mate choice mechanisms that function
to evaluate the reproductive consequences of mating with different individuals. Indeed …