Self-assessments and mating decisions
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Self-assessments and mating decisions 1/55 Running head: Self-assessments and mating decisions How self-assessments can guide human mating decisions
(2007). Mating Intelligence: New insights into intimate relationships, human sexuality, and the mind's reproductive system. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum (pp. 37-75).
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