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Strobl, Carolin; Wickelmaier, Florian; Zeileis, Achim – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2011
The preference scaling of a group of subjects may not be homogeneous, but different groups of subjects with certain characteristics may show different preference scalings, each of which can be derived from paired comparisons by means of the Bradley-Terry model. Usually, either different models are fit in predefined subsets of the sample or the…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Scaling, Statistical Analysis, Models
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Boothroyd, Lynda G.; McLaughlin, Edward – School Science Review, 2011
The primary theoretical framework for the study of human physical attraction is currently Darwinian sexual selection. Not only has this perspective enabled the discovery of what appear to be strong universals in human mate choice but it has also facilitated our understanding of systematic variation in preferences both between and within…
Descriptors: Marriage, Models, Interpersonal Attraction, Evolution
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Murray, Sandra L.; Holmes, John G.; Collins, Nancy L. – Psychological Bulletin, 2006
A model of risk regulation is proposed to explain how people balance the goal of seeking closeness to a romantic partner against the opposing goal of minimizing the likelihood and pain of rejection. The central premise is that confidence in a partner's positive regard and caring allows people to risk seeking dependence and connectedness. The risk…
Descriptors: Risk, Interpersonal Relationship, Models, Rejection (Psychology)