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What are the broad motivations that drive romantic attraction?
What are the broad motivations that drive romantic attraction?
How do a person’s sex and their relationship goals affect partner preferences?
How do a person’s sex and their relationship goals affect partner preferences?
What do people look for in a partner, and why?
What do people look for in a partner, and why?
What situational factors promote attraction and why?
What situational factors promote attraction and why?
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What contextual factors promote attraction and why?
What contextual factors promote attraction and why?
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What traits/characteristics did people commonly discover on ideal partner lists?
What traits/characteristics did people commonly discover on ideal partner lists?
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What is universally desirable in terms of physical attractiveness?
What is universally desirable in terms of physical attractiveness?
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In which type of relationships do women prioritize physical attractiveness more?
In which type of relationships do women prioritize physical attractiveness more?
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What do men typically prioritize more in partners in comparison to women?
What do men typically prioritize more in partners in comparison to women?
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What do women prioritize more than men, especially in societies with low gender equity?
What do women prioritize more than men, especially in societies with low gender equity?
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What are widely desired and preferred in partners for long-term relationships?
What are widely desired and preferred in partners for long-term relationships?
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What are key indicators of attractiveness according to the text?
What are key indicators of attractiveness according to the text?
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What are the stages of the STAGE Model of Relationship Initiation?
What are the stages of the STAGE Model of Relationship Initiation?
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What do direct overtures in relationship psychology refer to?
What do direct overtures in relationship psychology refer to?
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What role do people's social networks play in relationship initiation?
What role do people's social networks play in relationship initiation?
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What percentage of sexual encounters between friends result in a romantic relationship?
What percentage of sexual encounters between friends result in a romantic relationship?
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What is the preferred relationship status for 9-15% of single individuals?
What is the preferred relationship status for 9-15% of single individuals?
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What does the Uncertainty Reduction Theory explain?
What does the Uncertainty Reduction Theory explain?
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What are universal 'must-haves' in long-term relationships, prioritized by both men and women across cultures and sexual orientations?
What are universal 'must-haves' in long-term relationships, prioritized by both men and women across cultures and sexual orientations?
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What serves as costly signals of warmth, kindness, and trustworthiness, with their appeal amplified by physical attractiveness?
What serves as costly signals of warmth, kindness, and trustworthiness, with their appeal amplified by physical attractiveness?
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What may have a stronger negative effect on attraction than preferences have a positive effect?
What may have a stronger negative effect on attraction than preferences have a positive effect?
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What is a cue for fertility, with men tending to prefer younger women and women tending to prefer older men?
What is a cue for fertility, with men tending to prefer younger women and women tending to prefer older men?
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What factors breed attraction, supporting domain-general and specific evolutionary goals?
What factors breed attraction, supporting domain-general and specific evolutionary goals?
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What hypothesis suggests a shift in partner preferences from 'good partner' traits to 'good genes' when fertile, with inconsistent evidence and a need for further research?
What hypothesis suggests a shift in partner preferences from 'good partner' traits to 'good genes' when fertile, with inconsistent evidence and a need for further research?
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What does the Courtship Relationship Receptivity theory focus on?
What does the Courtship Relationship Receptivity theory focus on?
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What is the key benefit for males pursuing a long-term mating strategy?
What is the key benefit for males pursuing a long-term mating strategy?
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What does the Paradox of Choice refer to?
What does the Paradox of Choice refer to?
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What do traditional gender roles provide in relationship initiation?
What do traditional gender roles provide in relationship initiation?
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What do Mating Tactics refer to?
What do Mating Tactics refer to?
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What do Barriers to Initiation: Accessing Partners primarily refer to?
What do Barriers to Initiation: Accessing Partners primarily refer to?
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According to the text, what is Relationship Receptivity theory centered on?
According to the text, what is Relationship Receptivity theory centered on?
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What is the key benefit for males pursuing a long-term mating strategy?
What is the key benefit for males pursuing a long-term mating strategy?
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What do gender roles provide, according to the text?
What do gender roles provide, according to the text?
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What does the Paradox of Choice suggest?
What does the Paradox of Choice suggest?
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What do Mating Motives focus on, according to the text?
What do Mating Motives focus on, according to the text?
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What do Barriers to Initiation primarily address in the text?
What do Barriers to Initiation primarily address in the text?
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Study Notes
The Science Behind Attraction
- Warmth, kindness, and trustworthiness are universal "must-haves" in long-term relationships, prioritized by both men and women across cultures and sexual orientations.
- Women evolutionarily benefit from preferring partners who will share resources and co-parent, while men's preference for kind and trustworthy partners may reduce paternity uncertainty.
- Altruism and heroism serve as costly signals of warmth, kindness, and trustworthiness, and their appeal is amplified by physical attractiveness.
- Knowledge about partner preferences is disproportionately based on research on cisgender, different-sex monogamous individuals, and dominant theories are based on male-female relationships.
- Gender and sexual orientation often correspond with preferred partners' gender, and age is a cue for fertility, with men tending to prefer younger women and women tending to prefer older men.
- Dealbreakers, such as undesirable traits, poor health, mismatched values, and habits, may have a stronger negative effect on attraction than preferences have a positive effect.
- Hypothetical preferences do not always predict actual in-person attraction, as seen in speed-dating research.
- Proximity, familiarity, similarity, and reciprocity are social and situational factors that breed attraction, supporting domain-general and specific evolutionary goals.
- Sociocultural factors, social factors, and situational factors all play a role in shaping attraction, with approaching producing more liking than being approached.
- Ovulatory-shift hypothesis suggests a shift in partner preferences from "good partner" traits to "good genes" when fertile, with inconsistent evidence and a need for further research.
- Attractiveness during concealed ovulation can impact earnings, as seen in the example of lap dancers earning more when ovulating.
- Romantic attraction is a multifaceted phenomenon rooted in biology, psychology, and culture, with biological, psychological, social, cultural, and individual factors interplaying to shape who we're attracted to and how we experience love.
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Explore the complex interplay of biology, psychology, and culture in shaping romantic attraction with this quiz. Test your knowledge of partner preferences, evolutionary theories, situational factors, and the multifaceted nature of attraction.
