abstract: The current research seeks to examine whether individuals display or downplay intelligence in various mating contexts. I hypothesized that both men and women should display fluid intelligence when attempting to attract a potential long-term partner, and that only men should display fluid intelligence when attempting to attract a potential short-term partner. Contrary to predictions, I find that men perform worse at a fluid intelligence test when motivated to attract a long-term partner. With respect to crystallized intelligence, I predicted that both men and women should display crystallized intelligence when attempting to attract a potential long-term partner, but women should downplay crystallized intelligence when attempting to attract a potential short-term partner. However, there were no effects of mating contexts on displays of crystallized intelligence. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Psychology 2013
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:18720 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Contributors | Sng, Wei Sheng Oliver (Author), Neuberg, Steven L (Advisor), Kenrick, Douglas T (Committee member), Shiota, Michelle (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 50 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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