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Deception Divergence and Sexual Selection

Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 1984
Abstract and SummaryIn diverse taxa members of one sex mimic members of the other. Some authors also hypothesize that younger or less fit individuals mimic older or fitter individuals of the same sex. The implications of sexual and age class mimicry for sexual selection theory have been underappreciated.
Paul J. Weldon, Gordon M. Burghardt
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Deception and sexual strategy in psychopathy

Personality and Individual Differences, 1997
Abstract Clinically, psychopaths are characterized by a number of features, including the habitual use of deception in social exchanges and a history of short-term, unstable sexual relationships. These characteristics can be understood within an evolutionary framework, in terms of game theory and sexual strategies theory, respectively.
Michael C. Seto, Natasha A. Khattar, Martin L. Lalumière, Vernon L. Quinsey   +3 more
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Deception Within Adolescent Sexual Conduct

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 2010
Deception is presented as a "design to defeat a design" (Thompson 1986, p 64) where one actor purposefully changes the environment with the intention on generating a less adaptive response from another actor. The shared context combined with the indeterminacy of meanings makes deception not only possible, but also an important strategy for adaptation ...
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Speaking in Tongues: Deceptive Stories about Sexual Deception

The Journal of Religion, 1994
L'A. tente d'elucider la signification profonde d'un mythe de l'Inde ancienne, celui de Samjna, appartenant a la mythologie des mascarades sexuelles. Ce mythe nous parle du caractere trompeur de la connaissance elle-meme, qu'elle soit sexuelle ou transmise par le langage.
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Coercion and Deception in Sexual Relations

Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence, 2015
In most Common-Law jurisdictions, deceptive sexual relations are criminalized with the same offence that is used to criminalize coercive sexual relations. This trend is strongly supported by feminist scholars like Susan Estrich, who regard deceptive sexual relations as being as wrongful as coercive.
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The Ultimate Deception Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Church

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2005
Childhood sexual abuse is a serious problem. Significant evidence exists that victims experience both short-term and long-term emotional and psychological problems related to the abuse. Childhood sexual abuse committed by clergy or other adults affiliated with the church may have additional ramifications because of deep violations of trust, honesty ...
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Orchid pollination by sexual deception: pollinator perspectives

Biological Reviews, 2010
The extraordinary taxonomic and morphological diversity of orchids is accompanied by a remarkable range of pollinators and pollination systems. Sexually deceptive orchids are adapted to attract specific male insects that are fooled into attempting to mate with orchid flowers and inadvertently acting as pollinators.
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Development and Validation of the Belief in Female Sexual Deceptiveness Scale

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2014
This article describes the development of a scale measuring the extent of men’s belief in female sexual deceptiveness. This belief has been postulated as a component of hostile masculinity and a precursor to more serious sexual-assault-facilitating cognitions, though it has not yet been studied empirically.
Darrin L, Rogers, Emanuel, Cervantes, Joanna C, Espinosa   +2 more
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Colour mimicry and sexual deception by Tongue orchids (Cryptostylis)

Naturwissenschaften, 2009
Typically, floral colour attracts pollinators by advertising rewards such as nectar, but how does colour function when pollinators are deceived, unrewarded, and may even suffer fitness costs? Sexually deceptive orchids are pollinated only by male insects fooled into mating with orchid flowers and inadvertently transferring orchid pollinia.
A C, Gaskett, M E, Herberstein
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Deception (mimicry): an integral component of sexual signals

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2001
Weldon and Burghardt 1xDeception (mimicry): an integral component of sexual signals. Weldon, P.J and Burghardt, G.M. Trends. Ecol. Evol. 2001; 16: 228Abstract | Full Text | Full Text PDFSee all References1 argue that we overlooked sexual mimicry (when individuals of one sex appear to imitate the other sex) as a well-characterized form of behavioural ...
Leon R Hockham, Michael G Ritchie
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