Biting the forbidden fruit: The effect of flirting with a virtual agent on attraction to real alternative and existing partners

Virtual encounters are becoming increasingly frequent. These encounters have the dual potential for either posing a threat to existing relationships or promoting relationship stability. Three studies investigated whether interacting with a flirtatious virtual human would inoculate individuals agains...

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Main Authors: Gurit E. Birnbaum, Yael R. Chen, Kobi Zholtack, Jonathan Giron, Doron Friedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266662272200051X