Does Fertility Status Influence Impulsivity and Risk Taking in Human Females? Adaptive Influences on Intertemporal Choice and Risky Decision Making

Informed by the research on adaptive decision making in other animal species, this study investigated human females' intertemporal and risky choices across the ovulatory cycle. We tested the hypothesis that at peak fertility, women who are exposed to environments that signal availability of hig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farnaz Kaighobadi, Jeffrey R. Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-07-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100314