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 …

460 BUSS evolved solutions to the adaptive problems our species has faced over millions of
years. Because personality psychology is dedicated to studying human nature in all of its …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

This chapter focuses on (1) outlining an adaptationist perspective on physical
attractiveness,(2) presenting the basic questions that this perspective leads us to ask,(3) …

We test a novel evolutionary hypothesis predicting that mate value discrepancies, but not
mate preference fulfillment, will regulate relationship satisfaction. Across Study 1 (n= 259) …

Previous studies on sex-differentiated mate preferences have focused on univariate
analyses. However, because mate selection is inherently multidimensional, a multivariate …

Despite interdependent reproductive fates that favor cooperation, males and females exhibit
many psychological and behavioral footprints of sexually antagonistic coevolution. These …

Evolutionary mismatch concepts are being fruitfully employed in a number of research
domains, including medicine, health, and human cognition and behavior to generate novel …

How is an altruistic act favored by natural selection if it incurs a cost to the actor? As the
behavior would have a detrimental impact on the actor's reproductive success, the genes …

The field of psychology historically has been split between those who focus on human
nature or species-typical characteristics and those who focus on the major ways in which …