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Physical cues of partner quality

2021-02-18

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<p>The dominant evolutionary theory of sexual attraction posits that attraction serves as a psychological mechanism for identifying healthy, fertile, and appropriate mates. According to this theory, humans and animals display cues that reflect their mate quality and are perceived as attractive by potential mates. There is evidence for such valid cues in human faces, bodies, and in non-bodily traits, which include...

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Literature Corpus work: 7cdcdd5a-e699-51a2-b9ef-fc732e581dfd
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/pk84y

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