Comment: Alternatives to Wood et al.'s conclusions

Benedict Christopher Jones*

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Abstract

Wood, Kressel, Joshi, and Louie (2014) report that published, but not unpublished, studies of masculinity, dominance, symmetry, and health preferences show significant overall effects of cycle phase. They interpret this as evidence that reports of cyclic shifts in mate preferences are artifacts of publication bias. I will first discuss why these conclusions do not necessarily follow straightforwardly from their results. I will then discuss their findings for health preferences specifically, concluding that their dismissal of a significant overall effect of cycle phase is unreasonable.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)254-256
Number of pages3
JournalEmotion Review
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jun 2014

Keywords

  • attractiveness
  • mate choice
  • mate preferences
  • menstrual cycle

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