Viewing heavy bodies enhances preferences for facial adiposity

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 295-308

  Re, D ^a   Coetzee, V ^a   Xiao, D ^a   Buls, D ^a   Tiddeman, B ^b   Boothroyd, L ^c   Perrett, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D faces; adaptation; after effects; body mass index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855681681     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.9.2011.4.2     Document Type: Article

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