Jill M Sundie
Biographic Data
| ID | 3425915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill M Sundie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill M |
| FAMILY NAME | Sundie |
| SIGNATURE | SUNDIE J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3609-9826 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 123 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Fundamental evolved motives meet environmental threats and opportunities
The opinion-changing power of computer-based multimedia presentations
This study investigated the persuasive impact of information presented in formats possessing varying degrees of technological sophistication on individuals who were novices and experts in the domain of the information. Participants reviewed a presentation of a football scout’s favorable report on a potential recruit and evaluated the recruit’s projected success. The experimental design wa sa2( participant football expertise: expert vs. novice)!3 …
Peacocks, Porsches, and Thorstein Veblen: Conspicuous consumption as a sexual signaling system
Conspicuous consumption is a form of economic behavior in which self-presentational concerns override desires to obtain goods at bargain prices. Showy spending may be a social signal directed at potential mates. We investigated such signals by examining (a) which individuals send them, (b) which contexts trigger them, and (c) how observers interpret them. Three experiments demonstrated that conspicuous consumption is driven by men who are followi…
Why Women Have Sex
Blatant benevolence and conspicuous consumption: When romantic motives elicit strategic costly signals
Conspicuous displays of consumption and benevolence might serve as "costly signals" of desirable mate qualities.If so, they should vary strategically with manipulations of mating-related motives.The authors examined this possibility in 4 experiments.Inducing mating goals in men increased their willingness to spend on conspicuous luxuries but not on basic necessities.In women, mating goals boosted public-but not private-helping.Although mating mot…
Can one ever be too wealthy or too chaste? Searching for nonlinearities in mate judgment
In 3 studies, the authors searched for nonlinearities as possible clues to context-sensitive mechanisms involved in mating decisions. Participants judged targets' sexual desirability, marital desirability, or social status on the basis of information about income or number of past sexual partners. Because one cannot know in advance where nonlinearities occur or measure all values of independent variables, a "zoom and focus" method was used. The a…
Blatant benevolence and conspicuous consumption: When romantic motives elicit strategic costly signals
Conspicuous displays of consumption and benevolence might serve as "costly signals" of desirable mate qualities.If so, they should vary strategically with manipulations of mating-related motives.The authors examined this possibility in 4 experiments.Inducing mating goals in men increased their willingness to spend on conspicuous luxuries but not on basic necessities.In women, mating goals boosted public-but not private-helping.Although mating mot…
Peacocks, Porsches, and Thorstein Veblen: Conspicuous consumption as a sexual signaling system
Conspicuous consumption is a form of economic behavior in which self-presentational concerns override desires to obtain goods at bargain prices. Showy spending may be a social signal directed at potential mates. We investigated such signals by examining (a) which individuals send them, (b) which contexts trigger them, and (c) how observers interpret them. Three experiments demonstrated that conspicuous consumption is driven by men who are followi…
Can one ever be too wealthy or too chaste? Searching for nonlinearities in mate judgment
In 3 studies, the authors searched for nonlinearities as possible clues to context-sensitive mechanisms involved in mating decisions. Participants judged targets' sexual desirability, marital desirability, or social status on the basis of information about income or number of past sexual partners. Because one cannot know in advance where nonlinearities occur or measure all values of independent variables, a "zoom and focus" method was used. The a…
Can one ever be too wealthy or too chaste? Searching for nonlinearities in mate judgment
In 3 studies, the authors searched for nonlinearities as possible clues to context-sensitive mechanisms involved in mating decisions. Participants judged targets' sexual desirability, marital desirability, or social status on the basis of information about income or number of past sexual partners. Because one cannot know in advance where nonlinearities occur or measure all values of independent variables, a "zoom and focus" method was used. The a…
Blatant benevolence and conspicuous consumption: When romantic motives elicit strategic costly signals
Conspicuous displays of consumption and benevolence might serve as "costly signals" of desirable mate qualities.If so, they should vary strategically with manipulations of mating-related motives.The authors examined this possibility in 4 experiments.Inducing mating goals in men increased their willingness to spend on conspicuous luxuries but not on basic necessities.In women, mating goals boosted public-but not private-helping.Although mating mot…
Why Women Have Sex
Peacocks, Porsches, and Thorstein Veblen: Conspicuous consumption as a sexual signaling system
Conspicuous consumption is a form of economic behavior in which self-presentational concerns override desires to obtain goods at bargain prices. Showy spending may be a social signal directed at potential mates. We investigated such signals by examining (a) which individuals send them, (b) which contexts trigger them, and (c) how observers interpret them. Three experiments demonstrated that conspicuous consumption is driven by men who are followi…
The opinion-changing power of computer-based multimedia presentations
This study investigated the persuasive impact of information presented in formats possessing varying degrees of technological sophistication on individuals who were novices and experts in the domain of the information. Participants reviewed a presentation of a football scout’s favorable report on a potential recruit and evaluated the recruit’s projected success. The experimental design wa sa2( participant football expertise: expert vs. novice)!3 …
Fundamental evolved motives meet environmental threats and opportunities
Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (4 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Conspicuous consumption (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (2 works) · Mating (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Biology (1 works) · Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (1 works)