Sport, the Olympics, and attractiveness. July 2012
The Olympics are upon us, but what's the point of all that hard work? Except for the gold medals, glory and lucrative sponsorship deals that is. We also find out how a brief writing exercise can make you a sucker for a cheap chat up line, and why the Mormons had it right about polygamy the first time.
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Nice one, Mo. But seriously, what was the point? Jon Connell/Flickr
The articles covered in the show:
Brewer, G., & Howarth, S. (2012). Sport, attractiveness and aggression. Personality and Individual Differences, 53(5), 640-643. Read summary
Lewandowski Jr, G. W., Ciarocco, N. J., Pettanato, M., & Stephan, J. (in press). Pick me up: Ego depletion and receptivity to relationship initiation. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Read summary
Starkweather, K. E., & Hames, R. (in press). A survey of non-classical polyandry. Human Nature. Read summary
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