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Romantic relationship status biases the processing of an attractive alternative's behavior
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posted on 2023-06-10, 05:45 authored by Mariko VissermanMariko Visserman, Johan C KarremansThe present research examines whether romantically involved individuals process behavioral information of attractive alternatives in a biased manner. When presented with behavioral information of an attractive mate, in Study 1 involved (vs. uninvolved) participants tended to recall fewer positive behaviors of an attractive alternative. Study 2 demonstrated that involved participants recalled more negative behaviors, and also evaluated these behaviors more negatively, compared to uninvolved participants. Study 3 demonstrated that romantically involved participants recalled more negative (but also neutral) behaviors when it concerned behaviors displayed by an attractive alternative as compared to a same-sex other. These findings provide initial evidence for biased processing of behavioral information of an alternative mate, which may serve an important relationship protection function.
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- Published
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Personal RelationshipsISSN
1350-4126Publisher
WileyExternal DOI
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2Volume
21Page range
324-334Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2023-01-03Usage metrics
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