Summary: <p>Decisions, decisions. We find out how our rational minds go all screwy when we're faced with attractive rivals or sexual competitors. Three new experiments show how sexual rivalry primes men to be cruel, self-centred, and prone to risk.</p><p><audio> </audio> </p><p><a href="http://archive.org/download/pap-2015-06-02/pap-2015-06-02.mp3">Download the MP3</a> </p><p><b>Participate in my research!</b><br> <a href="https://nupsych.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_b2yoqiyW6Lnu04J">The psychology of fail videos (women only)</a><br> <a href="https://nupsych.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9n3WcLS28ngqNhj">How do you help others?</a> </p><p><b>Rate me!</b> Rate, review, or listen <a href="http://www.robertburriss.com/itunes">in iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=63199&refid=stpr">in Stitcher.</a> </p><p><b>Read the transcript!</b><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@RobertBurriss/handsome-men-make-other-men-want-to-gamble-1a137eafa07c">Handsome Men Make Other Men Want to Gamble</a><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@RobertBurriss/competition-piques-men-s-interest-in-sex-e7947ba8a4dc">Competition Piques Men’s Interest in Sex</a><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@RobertBurriss/how-does-competition-affect-men-s-morality-86c305bc67dd">How Does Competition Affect Men’s Morality?</a><br> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0vAJCmmo8YA/VVvSwSN1ZTI/AAAAAAAABew/9rAZK4tIY_Y/s1600/armwrestling.jpg"></div><p><i>Arm wrestling is a bit daft, but it doesn't do any harm, right? Perhaps not. New research shows that competition can influence men's psychology in unexpected ways.</i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b> </p><p>Chan, E. Y. (in press). Physically-attractive males increase men's financial risk-taking. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolution and Human Behavior</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.03.005">Read summary</a></p><p>Gorelik, G., & Bjorklund, D. F. (in press). The effect of competition on men’s self-reported sexual interest. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolutionary Psychological Science</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40806-015-0016-6">Read summary</a></p><p>Trémolière, B., Kaminski, G., & Bonnefon, J.-F. (2015). Intrasexual competition shapes men's anti-utilitarian moral decisions. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1</span>(1), 18-22. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40806-014-0003-3">Read summary</a></p>
