Human mate selection theory

2019 ◽  
pp. 321-329
Author(s):  
Gaylen Kapperman ◽  
Stacy M. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection ◽  
Selection Theory

scholarly journals Guitar increases male facebook attractiveness: Preliminary support for the sexual selection theory of music

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigal Tifferet ◽  
Ofir Gaziel ◽  
Yoav Baram
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Mate Selection ◽  
Adaptive Function ◽  
Selection Theory ◽  
Sexual Selection Theory ◽  
Initial Support ◽  
Preliminary Support ◽  
Evolutionary Explanations

Music is a universal phenomenon that has genetic and brain-localized features. As such, it warrants adaptive evolutionary explanations. While some scholars believe that music arose as a by-product of other adaptations, others argue that music is likely to have served some adaptive function, for example in coalition signaling or mother-child bonding. The sexual selection theory of music suggests that music serves as a signal in mate selection. While this claim is prevalent, it lacks empirical evidence. A facebook experiment revealed that women replied more positively to friendship requests from a man shown in a photo holding a guitar. These results offer initial support for the sexual selection theory of music.

A picture is a thousand inferences: First impressions and mate selection in the internet dating market

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Olivola ◽  
Alexander Todorov ◽  
Ali Hortacsu ◽  
Dan Ariely
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection ◽  
First Impressions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Dating

Changing Pattern of Mate Selection

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Mochizuki
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection

Chinese and American Individuals’ Mate Selection Pressures: Self-Focused vs. Mate-Focused

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruoxi Chen ◽  
Fred P. Piercy ◽  
John K. Miller ◽  
Jason P. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection ◽  
Selection Pressures
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