Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 343-349, September 2008

Automatic inattention to attractive alternatives: the evolved psychology of relationship maintenance

  • Jon K. Maner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 850 645 1409; fax: +1 850 644 7739.
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  • David Aaron Rouby

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA
    • ,
  • Gian C. Gonzaga

      Affiliations

    • eHarmony Labs, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

Received 20 December 2007; accepted 14 April 2008. published online 01 July 2008.

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PII: S1090-5138(08)00047-0

doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.04.003

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 343-349, September 2008

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