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Westermarck, Freud, and the incest taboo: does familial resemblance activate sexual attraction?

Personality & social psychology bulletin - 1 Sept 2010

Fraley R Chris, Marks Michael J

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Evolutionary psychological theories assume that sexual aversions toward kin are triggered by a nonconscious mechanism that estimates the genetic relatedness between self and other. This article presents an alternative perspective that assumes that incest avoidance arises from consciously acknowledged taboos and that when awareness of the relationship between self and other is bypassed, people find individuals who...

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PMID: 20647594
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210377180

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