Sounding Hot? Experimental Research on Verbal Proficiency as a Menstrual Cycle-Dependent Female Mate Choice Criterion

Female fertility, which changes across the menstrual cycle, as an important factor in human mate choice has been in the scope of evolutionary psychological research for some time now. Many studies report effects of fertility on the female perception of many different mate choice-relevant traits, especially in short-term mating. One trait not studied so far from this perspective is verbal proficiency, a trait closely related to creativity and...