High heels as supernormal stimuli: How wearing high heels affects judgements of female attractiveness

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 176-181

  Morris, Paul H ^a   White, Jenny ^a   Morrison, Edward R ^a   Fisher, Kayleigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Evolution; Human supernormal stimuli; Super releasers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876305556     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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