Evolutionary Psychology

I am seeking volunteers aged 18 and over, who live in London, to participate in an online study investigating relationships between news article writing style and social behavior. Volunteers will be asked to read a short news story and answer some questions about their likely behavior in hypothetical social situations.

Heterosexual females aged 18-30 only. You will be shown images of a female body alongside a close up photograph of her face and asked to provide ratings of things related to attractiveness. Please take account of both face and body when providing ratings, rather than focusing on one or the other.

You will be given scenarios with a description of a person then answer a series of questions about each person. You will then be given several questionnaires which assess your personality, fertility and the ties you have to the people in your close circle.

This study investigates the relationship between disgust and aspects of arousal and human mating. You will be asked to answer questions about your mating preferences, disgust sensitivity, and personality, and will also view a series of images. You must be fluent in English and 18+ years old to participate.

Read and summarise a passage, fill out a couple of questionnaires about your feelings towards your own and others relationships, and then tell us how pleasant some pretty pictures are. Easy!

We are seeking individuals over the age of 18 to participate in our study. Participants must either be in a current romantic relationship or have been in a romantic relationship in the past. You will be answering questions regarding relationship satisfaction, levels of commitment, controlling behavior, and partner availability.

People use a wide range of factors when they decide to form a lasting romantic bond with others. In this study we ask to what extent an individual’s social network affects his/her choice of who they form romantic relationships with.

This study investigates reactions to jealousy-provoking situations. Men and women 18+ are will be asked to answer questionnaires and view jealousy-provoking videos.

FEMALES ONLY! You will look at a series of male descriptions and rate each male’s attractiveness for a Short Term relationship and a Long Term relationship.

This is a very short study, which requires listening to short audio clip, and then providing evaluations to specific questions about it. I require only female participants who are pre-menopausal.

Do light eyed males and females behave differently than those with dark eyes? I am investigating this possibility in my current research and here is your chance to take part. The study only involves you completing a few online questionnaires so have a go!

This research investigates young adults’ attitudes towards abortion and becoming a parent, and possible influences on those attitudes.

Participants read 12 stories, each of 11 lines, one line at a time and answer, briefly, some simple questions. These answers are interpreted with a view to ascertaining how our minds developed in our evolutionary past.

Study on male behavior at fatherhood.

In this experiment you will indicate your willingness to go on a date with members of the opposite-sex. It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and both men and women can take part.

If you are over 18 years of age, please participate in this experiment investigating perceptions of the personality of two averaged male faces, including characteristics such as masculinity, leadership ability and so on. You will find out more in the debrief, and it may fascinate you!

This study aims to investigate the nature of romantic attraction. Participants will be asked to rate their attraction to various individuals and answer questions regarding their sexual history.

The study aims is to investigate the fluidity (changeability) of women’s sexuality by comparing the experiences of women in long-term (min 6-months) intimate relationships with partners of either sex.

Humour is thought to be an evolved psychological trait. This research aims to investigate the relationships between humour, masculinity and sexual behaviour across the sexes.

You will be asked to fill in a simple questionnaire about conflicts with same-sex friends, opposite-sex friends and partners. Please only answer the questionnaire if you self-identify as homosexual or bisexual, NOT heterosexual.