Andrew G. Thomas @DrThomasAG Twitter profile

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Andrew G. Thomas

11 months

Our new article is out now in the archives of sexual behaviour. We looked at interest in polygyny and polyandry in the UK! w/ @justin_mogilski @SteveStuWill

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1 year

"Mansplaining" is an unhelpful term born from a clash of communication styles. People who use the label often push the narrative that men are intentionally patronising towards women. (Psst...some are...don't be that guy!) But such a hard conclusion also disregards how men

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Andrew G. Thomas

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5 years

Should have brought my umbrella @SteveStuWill

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

Recently, I asked ~4,000 people if it would be a good thing or a bad thing if their partner started being nicer to them after losing weight. The results? Twice as many men (86%) said it would be a good thing than women (43%) - A medium sized sex difference. "Twitter poll T&Cs"

Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

If you lost weight and your partner started being nicer to you, this would be... (+ what's your sex?)

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Andrew G. Thomas

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2 years

I've met many psychologists so resistant to biological explanations of behaviour that I wonder why they didn't just become sociologists.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

A lot of those disagreeing with this take share something in common! Also, for more thoughts in my head check out my blog "Darwin Does Dating":

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

8 months

A quick long post about this... spicy... essay calling for researchers to forget about incel mental health and just be feminists instead. This is what happens when you don't do impartial, well-conducted, scientifically-grounded primary research on incels. I counted 17

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Andrew G. Thomas

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4 years

1992: Developmental psychologists demonstrate that 5 month old baby humans (bereft of ideological bias) understand basic addition and subtraction (1+1... 2+1...). 2020: Twitter demonstrates that fully grown adult humans (flush with ideological bias) don't.

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

How many people suffer in their singlehood? In my largest Twitter poll ever, 2600 answered the question: "Have you ever felt a 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 state of unhappiness, uneasiness, and discontent about your singlehood?" The answer? More than half of men

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Andrew G. Thomas

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8 months

Some men avoid mental health support because they worry it'll change how women perceive them. Is that worry grounded in reality? Maybe. Results of last week's poll. Over 1,700 people answered 'true' or 'false' to the claim that: "Men seeking mental health support

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

Not so accurate take here. But greater male variability in, well, almost everything, is well established in nature and important to know! Don't live your life blind to the left-hand side of the distribution. There's a lot of suffering there. There are more male super geniuses,

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Andrew G. Thomas

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2 years

Attractive women experience more intrasexual aggression and so have greater trust in male friends over female ones. #HBES2022 @HKBradshaw

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

3 months

We recently published a new article in the archives of sexual behavior about the facts which influence the number of kids people have. It’s the largest sample I’ve ever worked with… 4.4 million participants from 317 states in 23 countries. Here’s more about the study! (1/14)

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

There are 15 basic needs that humans have evolved, ranging from sex to justice, to hygiene. They vary in how obtainable they are and how much they impact wellbeing (life satisfaction, positive emotions, functioning. Hard to meet but have the most impact Affiliation Status

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

One interpretation: Woman want their partners to be nicer to them for the right reason, while men want their partners to be nicer to them for any reason.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

Men commit suicide three to four times more often than women do.

United Nations

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The majority of suicides are preceded by warning signs. It is important to understand what those those signs may look like & know how to show support. More from @WHO on Sunday’s #WorldSuicidePreventionDay :

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

"Knowledge of a person’s mate preferences alone allows prediction of that person’s sex with 92% accuracy, a further testament to the sex-differentiated nature of human mate selection psychology." "The large sex differences in mate selection psychology are thus driven

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

11 months

Groundbreaking study reveals the dating psychology of incels @SwanseaPsych @SwanseaUni

Groundbreaking study reveals the dating psychology of incels

A new study published in The Journal of Sex Research has revealed the complex world of involuntary celibacy, providing important insights into the challenges faced by a growing community of men known...

www.swansea.ac.uk

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

Being rejected makes people re-evaluate what they want in a mate. In the face of rejection, both sexes drop their standards and become more flexible in what they'll accept. So... what happens when we receive acceptance? The opposite, right? Less flexibility and higher

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

Lack of mating success can lead to misogynistic attitudes among young men, but that relationship isn't one way. Those attitudes are likely to further impact mating success, leading to a downward spiral. People rarely seek relationships with those whom hold hostile attitudes

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

One of the cool things about this particular finding from our study, is that people *don't* think men are generally awful. Overall, people rated the male stereotypes as slightly positive. They just rated the female stereotypes as more positive! Remember... X isn't real life!

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1 year

Both sexes like women more than men.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

7 years

@SteveStuWill @BrianSaetre Men are taller than women on average. But if you wanted to figure out someone's height, there are much better questions you can ask rather than "are you a man or a woman?" - I suggest a combination of "Can you ride the Nemesis at Alton towers?" and "What is your height?"

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

If you lost weight and your partner started being nicer to you, this would be... (+ what's your sex?)

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Andrew G. Thomas

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6 years

It's day 3 of the #12daysofattractiveness . This time it's sex differences in the face 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬. Are you enjoying these posts? 🤩 If so, please consider donating to our research. We're currently at 15% with just over 20 days to go.

Facial attractiveness series - part 3

We've seen how facial averageness and symmetry can affect how attractive you find someone. But can something as complex as finding a face beautiful ...

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

Does misogyny put women off? Some single men I've spoken to brush off the impact of misogyny on their mating prospects, saying that women don't care about that if a guy is attractive enough (i.e. it's not a problem, so I have no will to change). My recent poll illustrated the

Andrew G. Thomas

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A super attractive man is very misogynistic yet seems to have his fill of one night stands with women. This is because... (+ what's your sex?)

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Andrew G. Thomas

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11 months

"Further, by studying women as perpetrators one discovers that not only do they sexually harass men, albeit to a lesser degree than men harass women, they also harass other women."

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

"sociosexuality was the best predictor of both being harassed as well as harassing others. This was true for all analyses of the different constellations of women and men as perpetrators and targets of harassment." "Compared to measures of rape stereotypes and hostile sexism,

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

10 months

"A moderate to large portion of the variance in both loneliness and general health status is attributable to genetic differences between people. The heritability of loneliness is estimated to be around 30–55%"

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

A concept I used to be sceptical of until I did my therapy training. People can absolutely "internalise" rejection. They take the task of rejecting them out of the hands of other people and do it for them - almost as if they're trying to save them the effort. For some, it could

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'I'm too ugly to date'. Says who? Says the internet? Says that one girl from school 5 years ago? Says how you perceive people to see you via unspoken glances. If you feel ugly, do little things to look as good as you can but also just give it a chance and go out and try too

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Andrew G. Thomas

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8 months

Mate preferences (e.g., ideal standards) aren't stable - they react to things like the amount of rejection we receive from others, and when we're in a relationship and like our partner, our ideals start to come more in line with who they are.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

10 months

"The harm hypothesis: How perceived harm to women shapes reactions to research on sex differences" Our latest (led by @SteveStuWill ) on how people perceive sex differences research is out now in the International Journal of Psychology. Abstract below!

The harm hypothesis: How perceived harm to women shapes reactions to research on sex differences

Past research suggests that reactions to research on sex differences are often less positive when the findings put men in a better light than women, especially when the lead researcher is a man. The...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

11 months

Loneliness doesn't just affect our emotions; it takes a toll on our bodies... Chronic loneliness may trigger hypervigilant stress responses, dysregulating our HPA axis and causing adverse health conditions.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

5 months

One of the reasons why EP research is more replicable than social and developmental psychology is that it has a coherent meta framework that narrows the field of reasonable hypotheses. Some of the early work on priming studies found that if you primed participants with words

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

2 years

New paper alert🚨- heightened sexual arousal consistently (4 experiments) increases men’s short-term mating motivation, regardless of their personality, relationship status, or general preference for short-term relationships.👇OPEN ACCESS👇

In the Heat of the Short-Term Moment: Evidence that Heightened Sexual Arousal Increases Short-Term...

Evolutionary Psychological Science - Individual differences in men’s short-term mating interest are well studied, both at state and trait levels. Yet, the role of sexual arousal as a source...

link.springer.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

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5 months

Is insecure attachment adaptive? An anxious style extracts as much support as possible from an inconsistent partner ... an avoidant style is a way of cutting losses and reducing dependency on someone who might hurt us.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

5 years

Super excited that our recent paper on cross-cultural mate preference priorities has been covered in @TIME . You can check it out the coverage here 👉 and the paper here 👉 @SteveStuWill @LeifKennair

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Andrew G. Thomas

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3 years

Out today (open access) in Archives of Sexual Behavior. Our new paper investigating sex differences in voyeuristic and exhibitionistic interest w/ @BridieStone @SteveStuWill @LeifKennair and Paul Bennett

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

How men react when socially excluded depends on a combination of their testosterone reactivity and their feelings of shame. For men who aren't particularly prone to shame, aggression following exclusion depends on testosterone. If T goes up, they're more likely to be aggressive.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

What predicts students willingness to use ChatGPT/AI to write their essays for them? Big 5? No. Dark Triad? No. It's much more simple: Whether they actually care about their studies.

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Andrew G. Thomas

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6 years

Do humans, like many other animals, change the types of relationships they prefer depending on their environment? We think so! #psychology #evolution #relationships

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8 months

"loneliness could have a role in compromising health by causing atypical stress responses, whether hypervigilant (leading to insensitivity) or hypovigilant."

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

2 years

Young men think they're more intelligent (and emotionally intelligent) than young women. But, in older participants the effect is reversed!

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

5 years

@evansd66 @ProjectNettie I really wish this was the case. But sadly theres are several ideological movements out there wilfully conflating the two in order to claim that sex is a social construct too (and thus can be deconstructed socially)

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

I drink coffee to change the things I can, and wine to accept the things I can't.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

I recently transcribed an incel interview from our study on infel engagement with mental health services.. they had had 9 different therapists. Couldn't form a working alliance with any of them.

Involuntary Celibate (Incels.is)

@IncelsCo

1 year

Mental health professionals simply do not have the patience or empathy to work with incels to be honest with you. Many of our issues stem from how we're treated by society and I don't think any mental health professional can adequately treat that.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

5 years

How do the sexes react to male and female favouring sex differences? And... How accurately do they predict what the other sex think! Check out our new pre-print!

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5 years

New preprint! Reactions to Male-Favoring vs. Female-Favoring Sex Differences: A Preregistered Experiment HT @DrThomasAG

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

Sweden is one of the most sexually egalitarian places in the world. There were 950 state-funded initiatives to increasing sexual equality in academia in the 90's alone! Yet sex differences in academia still exist, both in terms of numbers of women in top positions and in

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

10 months

A third of UK men are open to the idea of having more than one wife or long-term girlfriend, according to a new Swansea University study.

One in three men open to having more than one partner, study shows

A third of UK men are open to the idea of having more than one wife or long-term girlfriend, according to a new Swansea University study.

www.swansea.ac.uk

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Andrew G. Thomas

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4 years

If you asked an alien species how they tell the great apes apart... they'd probably say that Gorillas are the big quiet muscular ones. Chimps are the short noisy promiscuous ones and Humans are the naked upright ones which do this....

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Andrew G. Thomas

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2 years

Well-powered replication find that men cannot detect ovulation by scent alone. Human ovulation is practically invisible relative to other mammals.

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Andrew G. Thomas

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2 years

Participants predicted that the average man and woman would exhibit substantial own-sex favouritism.. In making these predictions, participants overestimated women's own-sex favouritism, and got the direction of the effect wrong for men.

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

"Mates do not come a la carte but prix fixe: Each potential mate has a set of features that must be accepted or rejected wholesale."

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

Such an important article. There's so much hypothesis snobbery in psychology. If everything has to be derived from a theory, then science is restricted and strangled. Many great discoveries in science started as an "I wonder..." or "What if...?" These are the foundations of

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New paper out in Human Ethology: A Lost Idea in Psychology: Observation as Starting Point for the Scientific Investigation of Human Behavior

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

Who is more misogynistic? A) An unattractive man, single for 3 years (e.g., incel) B) An attractive man, single, but with 10 one night stands in the last year (e.g., a 'player') I asked almost 2,000 people and they told me... that they couldn't really decide between the two.

Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

True or false: an unattractive man, single for 3 years, is more likely to have misogynistic attitudes than an attractive single man who has had 10 one night stands in the past year. + What's your sex?

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

"cross cultural variability.. is dwarfed by the magnitude of the sex difference itself" "If we extrapolate our regression equations to a hypothetical society with perfect gender quality.. sex differences in mate preference would remain large"

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Andrew G. Thomas

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3 months

The misuse of research isn't unique to evolutionary psychology, but this field’s public appeal brings unique challenges and opportunities. Rather than blaming the field or specific researchers, we should aim for better communication practices. Recognizing our dual audience of

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

Latest Blog Post online! In it, I discuss Sexual Strategies Theory. It's one of the most important evolutionary theories of human mating. Understand it, and you'll instantly see dating dynamics in a different light. @DatingDarwin

Understand Mating Strategies to Enhance Dating Success

Understanding Sexual Strategies Theory can bring clarity to those feeling confused and hopeless about modern dating.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

10 months

@robkhenderson So let me get this straight... The only reason for this phenomenon is that it reflects a subtle status play? 😉

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

3 months

Our newest paper just dropped over at archives of sexual behaviour: Income and Sex Moderate the Association Between Population Density and Reproduction: A Multilevel Analysis of Life History Strategies Across 23 Nations

Income and Sex Moderate the Association Between Population Density and Reproduction: A Multilevel...

Archives of Sexual Behavior - While previous studies guided by evolutionary life history theory have revealed several important socioecological moderators of the influence of population density...

link.springer.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

5 years

No link to study.. quoting things I didn't say. Very disappointed with @BBCNews coverage. And its not the first time.

Having children more a priority for Westerners - Swansea uni study

People in Western countries are more likely to look for a partner who wants children, a study finds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

4 months

The debate around evolutionary psychology and its ideological misuse is intensifying with recent threads by @dconroybeam @sentientist (+ @primalpoly comments) @EdHagen4 and @CostelloWilliam . And it’s getting messy. Massive 🧵 incoming... (1/15)

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Nah, man. Sort out your nazi followers and I'll consider engaging

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Is the modern obsession with "body count" a shallow cultural artefact that will fizzle out? Or does it serve some kind of function—a way of helping us reduce risk when making important relationship choices? An evolutionary perspective on the importance of sexual history in my

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Andrew G. Thomas

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4 years

How do people react to sex differences research? Does it matter whether the differences favour men or women? Are people "tribal" and look favourably upon research that makes their own sex look good? Find out in our new article, out today! @SteveStuWill

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1 year

Bit of a milestone - my Darwin Does Dating blog has over 600,000 reads on @PsychToday ! For those not in the loop: it's my monthly blog about evolutionary perspectives on mating behaviour and sex differences. Here's 5 recent posts that you should check out!

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1 year

Internalised rejection is the most crippling form of rejection. It's an unchallenged, 100% believed, continous punch in the teeth at the speed of your own thoughts. Get off the merry go round.

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True!

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"Humans can change their preferences for long- and short-term relationships within a short space of time ... these changes can be initiated by priming participants with evolutionarily relevant stimuli"

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Andrew G. Thomas

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10 months

That time when @SteveStuWill demonstrated that parental cues, wealth cues, and danger cues cause people to rethink whether someone is a suitable long or short-term partner.

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6 months

It doesn't matter how Tinder tries to spin it in their TV ads, picture based dating apps are a short term mating context. They attract men interested in casual sex like a moth to a flame. The only reason that people start long term relationships from these apps is because

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Anytime I have ever used a dating app (I hate them btw & I'm more introverted) I have "tested" w/ descriptions like "Ready to start a life w/ someone decent & plan towards children" (after listing I have my own money etc & hobbies & fun stuff I'm into) ZERO responses/ matches.

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Nice to see @datepsych getting some attention. An important distinction people are missing - status has different pathways that lends itself to different mating pursuits. In a recent paper on polygynous desire in the UK, we found that those with higher status in the form of

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What does this mean? Simple: High-value men are also committed to the long-term. Monogamy is for alphas. Women with a choice choose high-value long-term committed mates. The "real men" aren't one-night-stand masters. The one-night-stand masters are

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Limiting one's perceived availability as a mate is a core part of playing hard to get, but also "part of a 'game-playing' love style that characterizes those high on Machiavellianism"

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The result of two quick twitter polls I posted when travelling back from California. I've observed IRL that some people say they're long-term strategists (want love, marriage) but when asked what they want proceed to reel off preferences more commonly associated with a

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Denying the universal nature of mate preferences can actually be disempowering. By understanding the ultimate reasons why we have evolved our particular preferences, we can think about the qualities we need to develop to become a more desirable option

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Longest🧵ever! (1/25) Cognitive distortions are patterns of irrational thinking that can cause distorted views of reality and negative emotions. I noticed them a lot in singles with intense and prolonged feelings of discomfort about their singlehood (i.e., dysphoric singlehood)

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You can now read about this in more detail over at my blog:

Why Mansplaining Might Not Be What You Think It Is

Exploring the impact of mislabelling male communication as "mansplaining" on establishing cross-sex relationships.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

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When it comes to "Body count" isn't just about number - but distribution. In a recent X poll of almost 900, I gave people a forced choice "who would you rather go on a date with" task. People were 3x more likely to pick someone with 36 than 12 past sexual partners. Why?

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4 years

Out today and Open access! - We find that fertility status doesn't predict desire for short-term sex in women - a (well-powered) between-subjects study. @SteveStuWill @StephArmstrong_ and Prof Ben Jones from @UOSPsychology .

Current Fertility Status Does Not Predict Sociosexual Attitudes and Desires in Normally Ovulating...

Previous research has found that women at peak fertility show greater interest in extra-pair sex. However, recent replications have failed to detect this effect...

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Andrew G. Thomas

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6 years

Do opposites attract? 🌛❤🌞After a false start due to technical issues 🖥🗑- here is day 7 of the #12daysofattractiveness (P.S. Please be sure to check out our campaign! 17 days to go!) @lets_experiment @AlexJonesPhD

Assortative mating – do opposites attract?

When I tell people I study attractiveness, I often get asked how such research is useful. After all, there is a lot of folk wisdom surrounding ...

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@primalpoly Remembering other people's anniversaries (birthdays, bereavement) etc.

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2 years

Our new paper out today in Evolutionary Psychology! Do Norwegians🇳🇴show sexual double standards and hypocrisy when judging someone's sexual history? w/ @LeifKennair @ProfDavidBuss and Mons Bendixen

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In my view, one of the most important theories of sex and relationships is the Sexual Strategies Theory. It has a simple premise: Humans have two different “styles” of mating and have evolved a mating psychology that enables them."

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An emphasis on sex or large extravagant gifts early on and an overemphasis on physical attractiveness could be a sign that someone is more short-term orientated than they let on. Heartbreak can follow if you’re not on the same page.

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2 years

"Guy's girls" are higher in sociosexuality, mating success, and attractiveness than "girl's girls" #HBES2022 @HKBradshaw

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Andrew G. Thomas

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10 months

Egalitarians advocate for less severe punishments for men who have sexually harassed if they are lower in status (or more for those higher in status).

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

To bust a myth, while evolutionary psychologists generally believe that humans share a common psychological architecture and aren’t blank slates... that doesn’t mean we expect human psychology to be rigid and unchangeable.

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Andrew G. Thomas

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1 year

In the case of incels "the need for significant has been made salient by loss of significance, through repeated incidents of real or perceived rejection and humiliation"

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

8 months

You're standing outside an ice cream parlour with a friend. They tell you that their favourite ice cream is chocolate. It is the best of all the flavours. They go into the shop, and some time later comes out with a massive cone of strawberry ice cream. If your conclusion is

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2 years

Incels overestimate the importance of physical attractiveness for women. Likely contributes to sense of hopelessness, I think! #HBES2022 @CostelloWilliam

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Andrew G. Thomas

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"Flirtation and seduction includes stealth, covertness, misdirection or misrepresentation, misperception or disregard of sexual signals, and probably imperfect insight into one's own motives. As a result, miscommunication and unwanted attention are likely."

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

Self-perception informs standards. Both women and men who rate themselves highly a significantly more selective in their mate preference.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

1 year

Our new paper out in Personal Relationships (w/ @mapostolou4 @CostelloWilliam @SexyIsntSexist @jarkaVarella @varella_marco ). What do people do to try to become a more desirable mate? And does this differ by country? We found two main strategies types: > Strategies demonstrate

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

6 years

Just recieved word that we've secured a fully funded scholarship for an MRes student in the new year to investigate the evolutionary psychology of harassment! Partly funded by the Welsh Government. Will you be that student?! Watch this space for the advert!

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

6 years

Rounding off ⭕ the role of the face today on day 4 of the #12daysofattractiveness . This time it's skin deep! Please like and share! @AlexJonesPhD @lets_experiment

Facial attractiveness series - part 4

If we know how average, symmetrical, or sexually dimorphic your face is, we could make a reasonable guess as to how attractive people might see you....

experiment.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

8 months

I have met several people caught in a pattern of one-night stands. When asked to describe their ideal partner, it's clear they're applying their short-term strategy (Who do I want to sleep with?) to their goal of having a committed relationship.

Understand Mating Strategies to Enhance Dating Success

Understanding Sexual Strategies Theory can bring clarity to those feeling confused and hopeless about modern dating.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

6 years

🎵On the second day of attractiveness, science gave to me... Facial symmetry!🎵 Which version of @AlexJonesPhD 's face do you prefer? #12daysofattractiveness

Facial Attractiveness series - part 2

When it comes to finding someone good-looking, their facial averageness is not the whole story. In this lab note, I'll explain the science behind a ...

experiment.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

10 months

Let's get back to basics. How consistent are long-term mate preferences? Is it just "different strokes for different folks?" I take a look at the variation in a classic study in my latest Darwin Does Dating blog post. Just in time for 🎄

How Much Our Partner Preferences (Don't) Really Differ

Evolutionary psychology explains why we’re more similar than dissimilar in what we want in a mate.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

11 months

@primalpoly Reminded me of a related thought I've had floating around for a while now. In the UK, DI families used to be a nice hack to give you more resources than your SI neighbours. But now the economy has adjusted and DI has become the default which means if you're SI, you're screwed.

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Andrew G. Thomas

@DrThomasAG

4 years

Recieved good news today that I've been promoted to Senior Lecturer. This makes me happy! You know... for a day. Then the crippling imposter syndrome will return and I'll be looking at the AP criteria! Until then.. champagne.

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