Speed-dating as an invaluable tool for studying romantic attraction: A methodological primer.

By Eli J. Finkel, Paul W. Eastwick, J. Matthews. 2007

182 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Demography, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Demography

1. N. Tidwell
2. Eli J. Finkel
3. Paul W. Eastwick

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. L. Penke
2. Jens B. Asendorpf
3. N. Tidwell
4. Eli J. Finkel
5. Paul W. Eastwick
6. M. Wiederman
7. M. Back
8. Jaap J. A. Denissen

In Social Psychology

1. N. Tidwell
2. Eli J. Finkel
3. Paul W. Eastwick
4. Peter M. Todd
5. Jens B. Asendorpf
6. Asia A. Eaton
7. L. Penke

Citations in the corpus

• Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles (2011, background): “…people today also go on " group dates, " in which a handful of young men and women meet at common gathering places for the purpose of having fun with the potential for dyadic relationship initiation (e.g., Bredow et al. 2008), and engage in the practice of speed dating (e.g., Finkel et al. 2007).”
• Humans show mate copying after observing real mate choices. (2010, background): “Speed-dating is designed to allow singles to meet a large number of possible suitors in a short period of time (Finkel et al., 2007).”
• Speed-Dating (2008, background): “Although many researchers have become avid supporters of speed-dating’s scientific potential, such procedures, as with all methodological innovations, should be evaluated with caution (Eastwick & Finkel, in press; Finkel et al., 2007).”
• Perceived, not actual, similarity predicts initial attraction in a live romantic context: Evidence from the speed-dating paradigm (2013, methodology): “…literature shows that participants can gain much information from a very brief exposure to another person, and speeddating capitalizes on these sophisticated social perceptual skills (Eastwick & Finkel, 2008; Finkel & Eastwick, 2008; Finkel et al., 2007; see also Houser, Horan, & Furler, 2007).”
• Lab And/Or Field? Measuring Personality Processes and Their Social Consequences (2015, unknown): “…(Vater & Schröder-Abé, 2015; Weiss & Heyman, 1990), speed-dating protocols (Asendorpf et al., 2011; Berrios et al., 2015; Finkel & Eastwick, 2008; Finkel et al., 2007), self-introductions to peers (Back et al., 2011c), dyadic (Aron et al., 1997; Funder & Sneed, 1993; Ickes, 1983; 1993) or…”