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61Courtship — is the period in a couple s relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage, or establishment of an agreed relationship of a more enduring kind. In courtship, a couple get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement or… …
62Symmetry (physical attractiveness) — Symmetry, especially facial symmetry, is one of a number of aesthetic traits, including averageness and youthfulness, associated with health, physical attractiveness and beauty of a person or non human animal. [cite book | last = Rhodes | first …
63Psychodynamics — Psychodynamics, is the systematized study and theory of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, emphasizing the interplay between unconscious and conscious motivation and the functional. [… …
64Narcissism — Narcissus by Caravaggio (Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome) Narcissism is a term with a wide range of meanings, depending on whether it is used to describe a central concept of psychoanalytic theory, a mental illness, a social or cultural… …
65Rachel Sarah Herz — is recognized as a pioneer and the world’s leading expert on the psychology of smell. [ [http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/5501.html Scent Doctor Rachel Herz Hosts a “Smelly” Dinner Best Bites Blog… …
66Multiple sexual ornaments — Many species have multiple sexual ornaments, that is, females select mating partners using several cues instead of only one cue. Whereas this phenomenon is self evident and hence long recognized by biologists, adaptive explanations of why females …
67Reproductive compensation — was originally a theory to explain why recessive genetic disorders may persist in a population. It was proposed in 1967 as an explanation for the maintenance of Rh negative blood groups. [cite journal| author=Levin, BR| journal=American Journal… …
68Amotz Zahavi — (hebräisch אמוץ זהבי; * 1928 in Petach Tikwa, Palästina) ist ein israelischer Zoologe und Naturschützer. International bekannt wurde er als Soziobiologe und vor allem durch die 1975 aufgestellte Theorie des so genannten Handicap… …
69India — भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya Republic of India República de la India …
70marriage — For most of Chinese history, marriage was arranged by parents. This tradition has its roots in the strong belief that marriage is a family affair and should involve households of similar socioeconomic statuses (mengdang hudui or ‘matching doors’) …
