Evolutionary Psychology

A new study published in Psychological Science has found that self-presentation on social media platforms differs between men and women, with each sex reporting more deceptive self-presentation for domains most relevant to their sex in the mating-context. Further, there were...

Young men with high testosterone levels are more willing to engage in unethical behavior than men with lower testosterone levels, but only in response to intrasexually competitive situations, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychology. The...

A study published in PLOS One suggests that people are biased toward accepting evolutionary psychology theories whose principles are in their favor. The researchers found that people who were more attractive were more likely to endorse evolutionary psychology principles that...

Every few years, snowshoe hare numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak. As hare populations increase, so do those of their predators: lynx and coyotes. Then the hare population plummets and predators start to die off. The cycle...

New research sheds light on how women choose clothing when competing with others for a potential partner. The study has been published in Evolutionary Psychological Science. "We came up with this idea in a Psychology Capstone course. My coauthors were...

Research published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences presents evidence that the enjoyment of horror has evolved as a means of preparing for real-world encounters with danger. The study found that high enjoyment of horror involves a preference for intensely-frightening content and...

An experiment published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences suggests that the most attractive eyelash length is about one-third of the width of the eye. Interestingly, participants ranked the most attractive eyelash length differently for male and females faces, suggesting the interference of...

Arm length is associated with fighting success among mixed martial arts fighters, even when controlling for body size, according to new research published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. The findings suggest that human males may have evolved to have longer arms...

The pursuit of some basic life goals -- such as caring for one's family members -- could help to foster a sense of purpose in life, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Personality and Social Psychology...

New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science provides evidence that women strategically dampen signals of sexual permissiveness and desirability to avoid provoking intersexual aggression. In other words, the study suggests that women "dress defensively" by wearing less revealing outfits...

Scientists are taking a closer look at how our evolutionary history may have influenced body modification practices such as tattooing and piercing. Their latest research, which appears in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science, examines whether these practices are signals of...

New research has found evidence to support the so-called Napoleon complex, the popular belief that short men compensate for their height disadvantage by displaying dominant behavior. In the study, which was published in the journal Psychological Science, 206 male participants...

New research suggests that men with higher levels of testosterone tend to devote more energy to keeping their romantic partners faithful and in a relationship with them. The study, published in the journal Physiology & Behavior, examined what is known...

Most find intelligence attractive, peaking at IQ 120; some are specifically aroused by intelligence alone (sapiosexuals).

Scientists in Belgrade have found evidence that manipulative and deceitful personality traits allow psychopaths to achieve reproductive success in unpleasant environments. "Our research team is generally interested in adaptive outcomes of behavior in biological (evolutionary) sense. This means that we...