Exaggerated Luxury Affects Behavior
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•Conspicuous logos and clothing colors influence perceptions of men's mating priorities and attractiveness
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Evolutionary psychologists tend to focus on its function in mate attraction, suggesting that men’s luxury displays signal potential paternal investment.
Daniel J. Kruger hypothesized that men with showier luxury goods would be perceived as prioritizing mating effort over parenting effort.
In Study 1 , 357 ethnically diverse undergraduate students ( 62% women) rated hypothetical male shirt owners based on images of Ralph Lauren polo shirts.
Participants rated the men on characteristics such as mating effort (energy spent attracting mates), parental investment (willingness to invest in family), attractiveness for brief sexual affairs or long-term relationships.
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