The next Cognitive Lunch will be held Wednesday, March 11.
Time: 12:10-1:10 p.m.
Place: Psychology Conference Room (room 128)
"Utilizing Social Information During Mate Choice" will be presented by Skyler Place, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, Indiana University.
Abstract:
When searching for a mate, one must gather information to determine the mate value of potential partners. By focusing on individuals that have been previously chosen by others, one’s selection of mates can be influenced by another’s successful search – a phenomenon known as mate copying. We show evidence of mate copying in humans with a novel methodology that closely mimics behavioral studies with non-human animals and goes beyond the use of staged still-picture stimuli in previous human mate copying studies. After viewing instances of real mating interest in video recordings of speed-dates, both male and female participants demonstrate mate copying effects for short-term and long-term relationship interest when they perceived the dates as successful. This first study is followed by a second that illustrates when and how mate copying can be used in conjunction with other mate value cues.
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