Facial cues to perceived height influence leadership choices in simulated war and peace contexts

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-103

  Re, Daniel E ^a   DeBruine, Lisa M ^b   Jones, Benedict C ^b   Perrett, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Dominance; Face morphology; Intergroup conflict; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MASCULINITY; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLITICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WAR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MASCULINITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POLITICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WAR;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876469967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491301100109     Document Type: Article

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