Department of Communication Studies; Department of Psychology
1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563
Phone: (310) 206-7445
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Webpage: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/comm/haselton/home.html

Research:
I study relationships from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. My recent research focuses on two main areas. In the first, I examine how women's experiences, desires, and behaviors change across the ovulatory cycle. I am particularly interested in discovering the "hidden side of female desire" that reveals itself only at peak fertility within the cycle. In the second, I explore the hypothesis that evolution has shaped biased social judgment strategies that can lead to miscommunication between the sexes.

Selected Publications:

Gonzaga, G. & Haselton, M. G. (in press). The evolution of love and long-term bonds. In J. P. Forgas & J. Fitness (Eds). Social Relationships: Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Processes.

Haselton, M. G. (in press). Error management theory. In R. Baumeister & K. Vohs (eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

von Hippel W. & Haselton, M. G. (in press). Kin selection. In R. Baumeister & K Vohs (eds.). Encyclopedia of social psychology. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Haselton, M. G., & Gangestad, S. W. (2006). Conditional expression of women's desires and men's mate guarding across the ovulatory cycle. Hormones and Behavior, 49, 509-518.

Haselton M. G. & Buss, D. M. (2000). Error management theory: A new perspective on biases in cross-sex mind reading. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 81-91.

Selected Courses:
Evolutionary Psychology