Evidence from meta-analyses of the facial width-to-height ratio as an evolved cue of threat

SN Geniole, TF Denson, BJ Dixson, JM Carré… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The facial width-to-height ratio (FWHR) is the width of the face divided by the height of the
upper face. There is mixed evidence for the hypothesis that the FWHR is a cue of threat and …

Cues of upper body strength account for most of the variance in men's bodily attractiveness

A Sell, AW Lukazsweski… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Evolution equips sexually reproducing species with mate choice mechanisms that function
to evaluate the reproductive consequences of mating with different individuals. Indeed …

[PDF][PDF] Ostracizing group members who can (or cannot) control being burdensome

ED Wesselmann, KD Williams, JH Wirth - Human Ethology, 2014 - human-ethology.org
Previous research has postulated effects of environmental stress on ingroup/outgroup
thinking: The higher the pathogenic risk and the perceived vulnerability to it, the higher the …

The human anger face evolved to enhance cues of strength

A Sell, L Cosmides, J Tooby - Evolution and Human Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Animals typically deploy their morphology during conflict to enhance competitors'
assessments of their fighting ability (eg bared fangs, piloerection, dewlap inflation). Recent …

Demographic and sociocultural predictors of face image satisfaction: The US Body Project I

DA Frederick, TA Reynolds, CA Barrera, SB Murray - Body image, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite substantial literature surrounding how people process and perceive faces, there is
very little research investigating how people evaluate their own faces. We examined how …

Judgements of a speaker's personality are correlated across differing content and stimulus type

G Mahrholz, P Belin, P McAleer - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
It has previously been shown that first impressions of a speaker's personality, whether
accurate or not, can be judged from short utterances of vowels and greetings, as well as …

Children's developing judgments about the physical manifestations of power.

BF Terrizzi, E Brey, K Shutts, JS Beier - Developmental psychology, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
When navigating unfamiliar social environments, it is important to identify who is powerful.
Determining who has power can be challenging because observers may have limited social …

A facial-action imposter: How head tilt influences perceptions of dominance from a neutral face

Z Witkower, JL Tracy - Psychological science, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Research on face perception tends to focus on facial morphology and the activation of facial
muscles while ignoring any impact of head position. We raise questions about this approach …

[HTML][HTML] Is sociopolitical egalitarianism related to bodily and facial formidability in men?

ME Price, J Sheehy-Skeffington, J Sidnaius… - Evolution and Human …, 2017 - Elsevier
Social bargaining models predict that men should calibrate their egalitarian attitudes to their
formidability and/or attractiveness. A simple social bargaining model predicts a direct …

Registered report: Social face evaluation: ethnicity-specific differences in the judgement of trustworthiness of faces and facial parts

I Schmid, Z Witkower, FM Götz, S Stieger - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Social face evaluation is a common and consequential element of everyday life based on
the judgement of trustworthiness. However, the particular facial regions that guide such …