People Are More Generous to a Partner Who Pays Attention to Them

People use relatively low-cost signals to maintain close relationships, in which they engage in costlier exchanges of tangible support. Paying attention to a partner allows an individual to communicate his or her interest in the relationship with the partner. Previous studies have revealed that when...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Chiaki Yamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-02-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704916687310