After reading the two articles for this module on attraction, mating, and the Internet, please complete the Pick the Right Date interactivethen, answer the following question:
What are the key variables that a person looks for when they are looking for a long-term mate? Given those variables in the profiles of two potentially compatible people, how accurately can you predict their long-term relationship success?
Library Article: Sexual Strategies Theory: An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating
This article provides the evolutionary theory on attracting and mating.
Library Article: Attraction on the Internet
Read the entry on Attraction on the Internet in The Encyclopedia of Human Relations (pp. 881–884), which provides an overview of the predictors of attraction in our modern society.
