FPR

Status Preference

Class: II - Sexual Selection

EPA Total Score: 4 /100

Buss, D.M. (1985). Human mate selection. American Scientist, 73, 47-51.

Abstract: Opposites are sometimes said to attract, but in fact we are likely to marry someone who is similar to us in almost every variable.

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Supporting Evidence

10/100

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10/100

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Supporting Evidence is evidence that suggests that this trait is an Evolved Psychological Adaptation (EPA) - i.e., that it has been shaped by natural selection to solve a particular adaptive problem.

Challenging Evidence

0/100

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Challenging Evidence is evidence that suggests that this trait is not an EPA - e.g., that it is a product of cultural learning or genetic drift, or maybe it does not exist at all. However over each line of evidence for a description.