Browsing UWEC Office of Research and Sponsored Programs by Author "Vander Wyst, Maria"
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Age Variation in Mating Strategies and Partner Preferences: Beliefs versus Reality.
VandenHeuvel, Bailey; Vander Wyst, Maria (2009-04)We conducted three studies to (1) investigate individuals' beliefs about change in mating desires over the course of emerging adulthood and (2) determine whether those beliefs reflect actual variation in mating desires ... -
Emerging Adults : Mating Orientations and Life Plans
Vander Wyst, Maria; Fuerstenberg, Eric (2010-04)In this poster we describe the results of Phase I of a planned three year longitudinal study. During the 2009-2010 academic year, we collected responses from 344 underclassmen enrolled in a 100-level general education ... -
Scientific Literacy and its Correlates : Knowledge of Evolution, Genetics, and the Physical Sciences in UWEC Freshmen
Fuerstenberg, Eric; Vander Wyst, Maria (2010-04)Rates of basic scientific literacy in adult America are low--in fact, they are lower than rates of scientific literacy in 32 European countries and Japan. Researchrs have identified education as a key positive correlate, ...