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Title
Showing smarts, playing dumb: functional displays of intelligence in mating contexts
Description
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.
Date Created
2013
Contributors
- Sng, Wei Sheng Oliver (Author)
- Neuberg, Steven L. (Thesis advisor)
- Kenrick, Douglas T. (Committee member)
- Shiota, Michelle (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
iii, 45 p. : ill. (some col.)
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18720
Statement of Responsibility
by Wei Sheng Oliver Sng
Description Source
Viewed on Oct. 13, 2014
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2013
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-34)
Field of study: Psychology
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- 2013-10-08 04:23:30
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- 2021-08-30 01:38:31
- 3 years 2 months ago
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