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Explanations for attractiveness-related positive biases in an evolutionary perspective of life history theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2017

Bin-Bin Chen
Bin-Bin Chen*
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Department of Psychology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China. chenbinbin@fudan.edu.cn http://ice.ssdpp.fudan.edu.cn/binbinchen/
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Abstract

The mating-related evolutionary explanation that Maestripieri et al. offer does not apply to (1) infants' positive biases toward attractive individuals and (2) adults' positive biases toward attractive infants and children. They are best understood when integrated into an evolutionary life history framework. I argue that the life history of positive biases toward attractive individuals is driven by fundamental trade-offs made throughout development.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e24
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