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Visserman, Mariko and Karremans, Johan C (2014) Romantic relationship status biases the processing of an attractive alternative's behavior. Personal Relationships, 21 (2). pp. 324-334. ISSN 1350-4126
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The 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Behavioral and Social Science |
| Schools and Departments: | School of Psychology > Psychology |
| SWORD Depositor: | Mx Elements Account |
| Depositing User: | Mx Elements Account |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jan 2023 13:59 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jan 2023 13:59 |
| URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/109717 |