Only mediocrevores would go for BK anyhow. (I'm showing off that I'm also a Robin Abrahams groupie. I read her blog at the site listed uner her name. All you TIPSfolk are giving me a lot of extra reading to do, starting with Sue Frantz' blog.)
Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Robin Abrahams <robina...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Well, if the men were wearing those freaky BK King masks, you can hardly > blame the women. > > Robin Abrahams > www.robinabrahams.com > > My first book, "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners," is available now > wherever books are sold! (Or if not, ask the bookseller to order more. > Politely!) > > --- On *Fri, 8/14/09, Jim Clark <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca>* wrote: > > > From: Jim Clark <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> > Subject: RE: [tips] Why Do Single Women Go After Married Men? > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" < > tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> > Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 2:21 PM > > Hi > > I'm reminded of a study in which attractive and unattractive people were > dressed in various outfits (Armani, Burger King). Women preferred less > attractive men in Armani to attractive men in BK outfits. Men simply went > for physical attractiveness. > > Take care > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca <http://mc/compose?to=j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> > > Department of Psychology > University of Winnipeg > Winnipeg, Manitoba > R3B 2E9 > CANADA > > > >>> "DeVolder Carol L" > >>> <devoldercar...@sau.edu<http://mc/compose?to=devoldercar...@sau.edu>> > 14-Aug-09 2:02 PM >>> > A couple of points--many women wouldn't turn down advances from Brad Pitt > regardless of his marital status. His other attributes far outweigh that > one. > I think a married woman represents a challenge for some women--to see if > she can come across as desirable even to men otherwise committed.Talk about > ego-building! > Ugly clothes, huh? I like that one. Even if it does presume that women are > superficial... :) > > Carol > > > > Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Chair, Department of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > > Phone: 563-333-6482 > e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu<http://mc/compose?to=devoldercar...@sau.edu> > web: http://web.sau.edu/psychology/psychfaculty/cdevolder.htm > > The contents of this message are confidential and may not be shared with > anyone without permission of the sender. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Abrahams > [mailto:robina...@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=robina...@yahoo.com>] > > Sent: Fri 8/14/2009 1:59 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Why Do Single Women Go After Married Men? > > This is why I deliberately buy my husband ugly clothes. > > Robin Abrahams > > www.robinabrahams.com > > > > My first book, "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners," is available now > wherever books are sold! (Or if not, ask the bookseller to order more. > Politely!) > > --- On Fri, 8/14/09, Beth Benoit > <beth.ben...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=beth.ben...@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > From: Beth Benoit > <beth.ben...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=beth.ben...@gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [tips] Why Do Single Women Go After Married Men? > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" < > tips@acsun.frostburg.edu <http://mc/compose?to=t...@acsun.frostburg.edu>> > Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 1:56 PM > > > > > > > > Just a thought here. Might women be looking at the unmarried men and > wondering why they're unmarried, and thinking there might be something less > desirable about a man who's - just to pursue a stereotype here - unmarried > and living with his mother? > > > I like Mike's suggestion that married men might be seen as "pre-screened." > Beth BenoitGranite State CollegePlymouth State UniversityNew Hampshire > > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Don Allen > <dal...@langara.bc.ca<http://mc/compose?to=dal...@langara.bc.ca>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hardly a surprising finding. How many women would turn down an advance from > Brad Pitt because he was married? Marriage just seems to be another one of > those "fitness" markers such as wealth or status that women use in mate > selection. Once again evolution trumps morality. > > > > -Don. > > Don Allen > Dept. of Psychology > Langara College > 100 W. 49th Ave. > Vancouver, B.C. > Canada V5Y 2Z6 > Phone: 604-323-5871 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Palij > Date: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:00 am > > > Subject: [tips] Why Do Single Women Go After Married Men? > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > Cc: Mike Palij > > > Or do they? > > > > An interesting blog entry in the NY Times this week describes a > > > > study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology that varied > > descriptions of males and females as being single or married/attached. > > Quoting from the blog entry: > > > > |To the men in the experiment, and to the women who were > > > > |already in relationships, it didn't make a significant > > difference > > |whether their match was single or attached. But single women > > |showed a distinct preference for mate poaching. When the man > > > > |was described as unattached, 59 percent of the single women > > |were interested in pursuing him. When that same man was > > described > > |as being in a committed relationship, 90 percent were interested. > > > > > > Of course, as the researchers explain, "most women who engage > > in mate poaching do not think the attached status of the target > > played a role in their poaching decision, but our study shows this > > > > belief to be false." > > > > A married man, apparently, has been "pre-screened", has been > > found "passing the test for matehood", and, thus, is a desirable > > "commodity". > > > > > > Gee, guys, I hadn't realized how objectified we have been for so long. > > I feel, what is the proper word, used? ;-) > > > > For more (or less) see the blog entry: > > http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/do-single-women- > > > > seek-attached-men/?em > > > > If you were really interested in the article you would locate it and > > read it yourself: > > > > Parker, J. & Burkley, M.. Who's chasing whom? The impact > > > > of gender and relationship status on mate poaching, Journal > > of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 45, Issue 4, July > > 2009, > > Pages 1016-1019, ISSN 0022-1031, DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.04.022. > > > > (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WJB-4W6Y5S3- > > 1/2/dc59df25a980557415a8385ea7efe80a ) > > Abstract: > > > > Are women more interested in men who are already in a > > relationship? Female and male participants who were single > > or in a relationship viewed information about an opposite-sex > > other and indicated their interest in pursuing this target. > > > > Half of the participants were told that the target was single > > and half read that the target was currently in a relationship. > > The results showed that only single women were more interested > > in pursuing an attached target rather than a single target. > > > > We discuss how these results add to what is already known about > > mate poaching. > > Keywords: Mate poaching; Cheating; Gender; Relationship status > > > > Why do I get the feeling that "mate poaching" will be the next > > > > big topic to be researched by undergraduates this coming academic > > year? ;-) > > > > -Mike Palij > > New York University > > m...@nyu.edu <http://mc/compose?to=m...@nyu.edu> > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly > > (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<http://mc/compose?to=bsouthe...@frostburg.edu> > ) > > > > > > Don Allen > Dept. of Psychology > Langara College > 100 W. 49th Ave. > Vancouver, B.C. > Canada V5Y 2Z6 > Phone: 604-323-5871 > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly > (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<http://mc/compose?to=bsouthe...@frostburg.edu> > ) > > > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly > (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<http://mc/compose?to=bsouthe...@frostburg.edu> > ) > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly > (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<http://mc/compose?to=bsouthe...@frostburg..edu> > ) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly > (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<http://mc/compose?to=bsouthe...@frostburg.edu> > ) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly > (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<http://mc/compose?to=bsouthe...@frostburg.edu> > ) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
