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David Buss

David Buss

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Current research: women's sexual strategies, conflict between the sexes, stalking, sexual victimization, the psychology of status, prestige, and reputation, and the psychology of homicide. The research is guided by the conceptual frameworks anchored in evolutionary psychology.

Awards and Honors: President, Human Behavior and Evolution Society (2005-2007); APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology; APA G. Stanley Hall Award; Fellowship and Group Leader at Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences; Distinguished Faculty Award

Primary Interests:

  • Aggression, Conflict, Peace
  • Close Relationships
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Emotion, Mood, Affect
  • Evolution and Genetics
  • Gender Psychology
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
  • Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
  • Personality, Individual Differences
  • Sexuality, Sexual Orientation

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Sexual Conflict in Human Mating (TEDxVienna)

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    Sexual Conflict in Human Mating (TEDxVienna)

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  • 2:13:02

    How Humans Select and Keep Romantic Partners in Short and Long Term

    Length: 2:13:02


  • 3:32:43

    Sex, Dating, Relationships, and Sex Differences

    Length: 3:32:43


  • 8:38

    "In the Expert's Chair": James Pennebaker Interviews David Buss

    Length: 8:38


  • 1:47:41

    When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault

    Length: 1:47:41


  • 2:06:49

    Evolutionary Psychology

    Length: 2:06:49


  • 1:09:45

    The Hidden Psychology of Sexual Conflict

    Length: 1:09:45


  • 1:19:23

    Why Women Like Bad Boys

    Length: 1:19:23


  • 54:33

    Why Do Women Have Sex?

    Length: 54:33


  • 1:18:26

    The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating

    Length: 1:18:26


  • 1:05:34

    Science Study Break: The Mating Game

    Length: 1:05:34


  • 1:12:04

    The Evolution of Sexual Conflict (The Psychology Podcast)

    Length: 1:12:04


  • 1:46:05

    The Evolution of Desire

    Length: 1:46:05


  • 1:09:22

    Pioneer of Evolutionary Psychology: Interview

    Length: 1:09:22


  • 1:17:05

    Interview About the Book "When Men Behave Badly"

    Length: 1:17:05


  • 3:26

    Pick a Partner With a Similar "Mate Value" In the Dating Market

    Length: 3:26



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Courses Taught:

  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Psychology of Human Mating
  • Psychology of Violence

David Buss
Department of Psychology
University of Texas
1 University Station, A8000
Austin, Texas 78712-0187
United States of America

  • Phone: (512) 475-8489

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