After reading the two articles for this module on attraction, mating, and the Internet, please complete the Pick the Right Date interactivethen, answer the following question:
What are the key variables that a person looks for when they are looking for a long-term mate? Given those variables in the profiles of two potentially compatible people, how accurately can you predict their long-term relationship success?
Library Article: Sexual Strategies Theory: An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating
This article provides the evolutionary theory on attracting and mating.
Library Article: Attraction on the Internet
Read the entry on Attraction on the Internet in The Encyclopedia of Human Relations (pp. 881-884), which provides an overview of the predictors of attraction in our modern society.