Saturday, January 04, 2014

[cwhjwamk] Sexual price as a personality measure

Consider incorporating the research of Vohs, Sengupta, and Dahl into part of a personality profile of a online dating service (website).  People take tests similar to described in the paper to measure to what extent they participate in sexual economics, and if they do, what value they place on allowing sex with themselves.  The kind of thing OkCupid would do.

The Price Had Better Be Right: Women's Reactions to Sexual Stimuli Vary With Market Factors. Kathleen D. Vohs, Jaideep Sengupta, Darren W. Dahl.

The open question is, to what extent do these personality characteristics affect a person's actions, compatibility in relationships, and especially actions and thoughts seemingly unrelated to sexuality?  I suspect it affects enjoyment of partnered social dance.

What influences how a person sets their price?

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