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mate switching hypothesis: a standalone construct

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mate switchinghypothesis1 CONSTRUCTMate switchingBUSS · EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY

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Evolutionary psychology

the proposal that humans evolved mechanisms for monitoring partner value and alternatives, and for cultivating backup mates to replace a current partner when it pays.

In evolutionary psychology, mate switching hypothesis refers to the proposal that humans evolved mechanisms for monitoring partner value and alternatives, and for cultivating backup mates to replace a current partner when it pays. This meaning comes from Buss (2017) in Personality and Individual Differences.[1]

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  1. Buss, D. M., Goetz, C., Duntley, J. D., Asao, K., & Conroy-Beam, D. (2017). The mate switching hypothesis. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 143-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.022

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