Psychologists often paint a picture of human mating as visceral,
instinctual. But that's not the whole story. In courtship and display,
sexual competition and rivalry, we are also guided by what Glenn Geher
and Scott Barry Kaufman call _Mating Intelligence_--a range of mental
abilities that have evolved to help us find the right partner. Mating
Intelligence is at work in our efforts to form, maintain, and end
relationships. It guides us in flirtation, foreplay, copulation,
finding and choosing a mate, and many other behaviors.In _Mating
Intelligence Unleashed_, psychologists Geher and Kaufman take readers
on a fascinating tour of the crossroads of mating and intelligence,
drawing on cutting-edge research on evolutionary psychology,
intelligence, creativity, personality, social psychology,
neuroscience, and more. The authors show that despite what you may
read in the latest issue of _Maxim, Playboy, Vogue_, or _GQ_, physical
attractiveness isn't the whole story. Human mating draws on a range of
mental skills and attributes--from the creative use of pick-up lines,
to displays of charisma, intelligence, humor, personality, and
compassion. Along the way, the authors shed new light on age-old
questions, such as: What role does personality play in mating? Which
traits are attractive--and which traits repulse? How do people really
choose mates? How do men and women deceive each other? How important
is emotional intelligence? Why do people create art--and does it have
anything to do with sex? Do nice guys really finish last? Since Glenn
Geher coined the term Mating Intelligence in 2006, it has drawn a
great deal of media attention, ranging from a _Psychology Today_ cover
story to articles in the _New Scientist_, the _Washington Times_, the
_Huffington Post_, and elsewhere. Now, in _Mating Intelligence
Unleashed_, readers will have the first full account of this
revolutionary new approach to dating, mating, and love.
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ISBN
9780199333837
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok