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The Effect Of Ovulation As A Male Mating Prime On Drinking And Other Mating Behaviors, Robin Tan
The Effect Of Ovulation As A Male Mating Prime On Drinking And Other Mating Behaviors, Robin Tan
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A recent line of research grounded in evolutionary theory has shown that exposure to women's fertility cues affects men's mating cognition and behavior. This area of research has not yet been examined in relation to alcohol. As alcohol has also been shown to facilitate the formation of sexual connections for males, establishing the intersection between these two lines of research seems necessary to understand the impetus behind human behavior. Ninety-eight male participants were primed with either the scent of a fertile woman or the scent of nonfertile woman and then completed measures assessing their level of attraction to pictures of …