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Women prefer men who use metaphorical language when paying compliments in a romantic context

Language plays an important role in romantic attachment. However, it is unclear whether the structure and topic of language use might influence potential mate choice. We investigated 124 female students’ preference for compliments paid by males incorporating either literal or metaphoric (conventiona...

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Autores principales: Gao, Zhao, Gao, Shan, Xu, Lei, Zheng, Xiaoxiao, Ma, Xiaole, Luo, Lizhu, Kendrick, Keith M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5299994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28181992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep40871