Individual differences in empathizing and systemizing predict variation in face preferences

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 655-658

  Smith, Finlay G ^a   Jones, Benedict C ^a   DeBruine, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Empathizing; Femininity; Masculinity; Sexual dimorphism; Systemizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955057554     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.023     Document Type: Article

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