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Watch Dr. Arnocky describe recent research findings surrounding the evolution of human mate-poaching on CTV News North

http://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=292427

1 month ago

New research from the human evolution lab, led by our post doc Adam Daviswww.psypost.org/2022/08/proclivity-for-casual-sex-linked-to-greater-indirect-aggression-via-heigh... ... See MoreSee Less

Proclivity for casual sex linked to greater indirect aggression via heightened intrasexual competitiveness

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New research sheds light on the link between short-term mating strategies and indirect aggression. The findings indicate that intrasexual rivalry, in which people feel a greater need to compete with m...

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Human Evolution Laboratory

2 months ago

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Study involving Hamilton teens explores dating, sex and psychopathic traits | inTheHammer

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Are "bad boys" more attractive? A new study involving Hamilton teens shows that delinquency was associated with higher mating success among males.

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Human Evolution Laboratory

3 months ago

Some great research on environmental cooperation by our post-doc, Dr. Davis ... See MoreSee Less

Biospheric Values Predict Ecological Cooperation in a Commons Dilemma Scenario | Ecopsychology

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In ecological commons dilemma research, environmental values tend to be treated as a monolith. However, environmental values vary and they do not equally predict proenvironmental behavior. In this stu...

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Human Evolution Laboratory

4 months ago

Our post-doc, Dr. Adam Davis' paper in Frontiers describing issues and recommendations for improving research on sexual selection www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.862385/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_med... ... See MoreSee Less

Darwin Versus Wallace: Esthetic Evolution and Preferential Mate Choice

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Dominant theorizing and research surrounding the operation of intersexual selection in evolutionary psychology tends to be guided by an adaptationist framework and aligned with models of sexual select...

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Human Evolution Laboratory

5 months ago

Our new paper in Frontiers examining whether priming optimism about climate change influences subsequent pro-environmental engagement: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.856063/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_med... ... See MoreSee Less

Optimistic Environmental Messaging Increases State Optimism and in vivo Pro-environmental Behavior

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Despite recent empirical interest, the links between optimism and pessimism with pro-environmental behavior (PEB) remain equivocal. This research is characterized by a reliance on cross-sectional data...

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