Table 1. Predicted associations of the potentials-attract hypothesis.
Categorical self-perception score
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Categorical mate-preference score
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Wealth and status | Family commitment | Physical appearance | Sexual fidelity | |
Wealth and status | M | M | ||
Family commitment | M | M | ||
Physical appearance | F | F | ||
Sexual fidelity | F | F |
Schematic representation of the predicted associations between the importance placed on traits of a long-term mate and one's perception of oneself as a long-term mate according to two hypothesized cognitive mechanisms is shown. M and F indicate, for males and females, respectively, that a positive relationship is predicted between those categories of mate-preference score and self-perception score (see also Table 2). The potentials-attract hypothesis predicts strong relationships between self-perception scores on traits indicative of the respondent's own reproductive potential and mate-preference scores on traits indicative of a mate's reproductive potential.