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* There was no effect on anticipated ability to work with the men. | * There was no effect on anticipated ability to work with the men. | ||
Therefore there is evidence that | Therefore there is evidence that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_choice_copying mate choice copying] applies to humans as well as being a widely observed phenomenon throughout the animal world. | ||
Thus the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect Matthew Principle] ("For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath" [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13&version=KJ21 Matthew 13.12 KJ21]) clearly applies to the realm of human sexual relationships. | Thus the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect Matthew Principle] ("For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath" [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13&version=KJ21 Matthew 13.12 KJ21]) clearly applies to the realm of human sexual relationships. |
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