Dolling-up under disease threats: Do pathogen threats motivate attractiveness signaling?
Under high pathogen threat, it is adaptive for humans to find mates with high immunocompetence. Supporting this, research shows that pathogen cues increase humans’ preference for physical attractiveness—an indicator of a well-functioning immune system—among their potential mates. Building on this li...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2023
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