Minority type human mate preference
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5958367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas H Thelen, Thomas Thelen (0000-0003-0650-769X, Central Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 162-180 |
| Publication date | 1983-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biodemography and Social Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5565 • E-ISSN: 1948-5573 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19485565.1983.9988531 |
| PMID | 6680247 |
| OpenAlex | W2051570059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 20 |
Male and female students were asked to select from photographs projected on slides the individual they would most prefer as a mate in a long‐term husband‐wife relationship. Frequencies of contrasting hair color, facial expression, and profile types were varied on the slides to determine whether a minority‐type advantage occurred. It was found that minority‐type females were selected more frequently than expected on slides contrasting hair color and facial expressions, and that minority‐type males were selected more frequently than expected on slides contrasting facial expression. The increased selection of the minority females was apparently due to constant bias, whereas the increased selection of the minority males was apparently due to both constant bias and frequency‐dependent bias
Biology · Developmental psychology · Facial expression · Mate choice · Mating · Preference · Statistics · Zoology · Animal and Plant Science Education · Communication · Computer Science · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Mathematics · Psychology · Science Education and Perceptions · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 2023 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |