Mate value and mate preferences: An investigation into decisions made with and without constraints |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, United States;2. Department of Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino, United States;3. The John Stockton College of New Jersey, United States;1. Western Sydney University, Australia;2. University of Technology Sydney, Australia;1. Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;2. Department of Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran;1. Department of Psychology, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK;2. University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, School of Psychology, Jalan Broga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | Studies have long investigated similarities and differences in men’s and women’s mate preferences. This study sought to expand on previous research by investigating whether mate value moderated participants’ design of mates. Using both a budgeted and a non-budgeted mate design task, we investigated the effect of mate value on the design of a mate. We found that mate value consistently predicted the design of a mate in an unbudgeted task, whereas we found more mixed results in the budgeted task. Ultimately, it appears that participants with a higher level of mate value are more demanding in their design of a mate. |
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