While a great deal of psychological research has been conducted on sex-specific mate choice preferences, relatively little attention has been directed toward how heterosexual men and women solicit short-term sexual partners, and which acts are perceived to be the most effective. The present research relied on an act nomination methodology with the goal of determining which actions are used by men and women to solicit a short-term “hook-up” partner (study 1) and then determine which of these actions are perceived as most effective by men and women (study 2). Using sexual strategy theory, we hypothesized that actions that suggest sexual access would be nominated most often by women whereas actions that suggest a willingness to commit were expected to be nominated most often by men. Additionally, men and women were predicted to rate actions by men that suggest a willingness to commit as most effective and actions by women that suggest sexual access as most effective. The results were consistent with these hypotheses. These findings are discussed in the context of both short- and long-term mating strategies and mate solicitation. The relationship between motivation, sexual strategies, and sexual behavior are examined, along with the need for research on the hookup tactics and motivations of self-identifying gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals.

尽管已经针对特定性别的择偶偏好进行了大量的心理学研究，但相对较少的注意力集中在异性恋男人和女人如何吸引短期性伴侣上，哪种行为被认为是最有效的。本研究基于行为提名方法，其目的是确定男性和女性使用哪些行为来招募短期“搭档”伴侣（研究1），然后确定哪些行为被认为是最有效的。由男人和女人（研究2）。使用性策略理论，我们假设暗示性接触的行为最常由女性提名，而暗示愿意实施性行为的行为最常由男性提名。此外，预计男人和女人对男人表示愿意最有效地采取行动的评价，以及女人对性接触最有效的看法进行评价。结果与这些假设一致。在短期和长期的交配策略和交配的背景下讨论了这些发现。研究了动机，性策略和性行为之间的关系，以及对自我识别同性恋者，双性恋者和双性恋者的联系策略和动机进行研究的必要性。