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The effect of status symbols on success in online dating: an experimental study

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Description: data from an experimental study where the social status of profiles at a dating platform was manipulated to measure dating success

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Evolutionary psychology suggests that male and female humans differ in their mating strategies. We operationalized a central claim of evolutionary psychology by manipulating social status of profiles at a dating website: one group of profiles was depicted with a luxury sports car (high status) and second group without car (low status). Six profile were set up (3 female, 3 male). Two type of respon…

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attractivenessdatingevolutionary psychologymatingonlinesocial psychologysocial status

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