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Mating intelligence : sex, relationships, and the mind's reproductive system / edited by Glenn Geher, Geoffrey Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mate selection--Psychological aspects.
- Mate selection.
- Sex (Psychology).
- Sexual attraction.
- Emotional intelligence.
- Intellect.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (481 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Human intelligence is sexually attractive, and strongly predicts the success of sexual relationships, but the behavioral sciences have usually ignored the interface between intelligence and mating. This book aims to explore that interface.
- Contents:
- Front cover; Contents; Foreword: The Future of Mating Intelligence; Preface; Part I. Introduction; Chapter 1. Mating Intelligence: Toward an Evolutionarily Informed Construct; Part II. Mate Search and Mating Intelligence; Chapter 2. How Self-Assessments Can Guide Human Mating Decisions; Chapter 3. Mating Intelligence in Personal Ads; Part III. Strategic Flexibility in Mating Intelligence; Chapter 4. Intelligent Priorities: Adaptive Long- and Short-Term Mate Preferences; Chapter 5. Personality, Mating Strategies, and Mating Intelligence
- Chapter 6. Deception and Self-Deception as Strategies in Short-and Long-Term MatingChapter 7. How Having Children Affects Mating Psychology; Part IV. Mental Fitness Indicators and Mating Intelligence; Chapter 8. The Role of Mutations in Human Mating; Chapter 9. Mental Disorders as Catastrophic Failures of Mating Intelligence; Part V. Mating Intelligence and Other Individual Differences; Chapter 10. The Role of Creativity and Humor in Human Mate Selection; Chapter 11. Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Quality, and Partner Selection
- Chapter 12. Mating Intelligence and General Intelligence as Independent ConstructsPart VI. The Ecological Context of Mating Intelligence; Chapter 13. Brain Size, Intelligence, and Paleoclimatic Variation; Chapter 14. Ecological Constraints on Mating Tactics; Part VII. Conclusions; Chapter 15. Mating Intelligence: Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 16. Mating Intelligence: An Integrative Model and Future Research Directions; Author Index; Subject Index; Back cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-67886-7
- 1-281-09488-9
- 9786611094881
- 1-4106-1815-3
- OCLC:
- 437182767
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