Fear Primes May not Affect Women’s Implicit and Explicit Mate Preferences
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Two studies explored the effect of fear priming on women’s mate preferences. In Study 1, 53 females completed Implicit Attitudes Tests (IATs) that measure preferences for strong-versus-weak and friendly-versus-aggressive mates. Participants listened to a fear-prime or control scenario, completed IATs and an emotion scale. Reaction times indicated overall (non-significant) preferences for strong and friendly mates. Fear-prime condition participants reported no more negative affect than did control-condition participants. In Study 2, 66 females listened to scenarios and completed emotion scale, ideal mate questionnaire, and IATs to determine preference for strong and tall mates. Participants showed overall preferences for strong mates, as well as for mates who were 7.7" taller and 44.5 pounds heavier than themselves, with no significant difference between groups.
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