Social influence in human face preference: men and women are influenced more for long-term than short-term attractiveness decisions

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-146

  Little, Anthony C ^a   Burriss, Robert P ^b   Jones, Benedict C ^c   DeBruine, Lisa M ^c   Caldwell, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facial attractiveness; Learning; Long term short term; Masculinity femininity; Mate choice copying; Sexual dimorphism; Social transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 39049098645     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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