Mating intelligence : sex, relationships, and the mind's reproductive system / Glenn Geher, Geoffrey Miller.

Other author Geher, Glenn.
Other author Miller, Geoffrey F.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2008.
Descriptionxxiii, 453 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
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Contents Mating intelligence : toward an evolutionarily informed construct / Glenn Geher, Geoffrey Miller, and Jeremy Murphy -- How self-assessments can guide human mating decisions / Lars Penke ... [et al.] -- Mating intelligence in personal ads / Charlotte De Backer, Johan Braeckman, and Lili Farinpour -- Intelligent priorities : adaptive long- and short-term mate preferences / Norm Li -- Personality, mating strategies, and mating intelligence / Daniel Nettle and Helen Clegg -- Deception and self-deception as strategies in short and long-term mating / Maureen O'Sullivan -- How having children affects mating psychology / Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, Judy A. Easton, and Emily A. Stone -- The role of mutations in human mating / Matthew C. Keller -- Mental disorders as catastrophic failures of mating intelligence / Andrew Shaner, Geoffrey Miller, and Jim Mintz -- The role of creativity and humor in mate selection / Scott Barry Kaufman ... [et al.] -- Emotional intelligence, relationship quality, and partner selection / James J. Casey ... [et al.] -- Mating intelligence and general intelligence as independent constructs / Satoshi Kanazawa -- Brain size, intelligence, and paleoclimatic variation / Jessica Ash and Gordon G. Gallup, Jr. -- Ecological constraints on mating tactics / Aurelio José Figueredo ... [et al.] -- Mating intelligence : frequently asked questions / Geoffrey Miller -- Mating intelligence : an integrative model and future research directions / Glenn Geher, Michael A. Camargo, and Steven D. O'Rourke.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2007280413
ISBN0805857486
ISBN9780805857481
ISBN9780805857498
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