Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 381-389 , September 2006

Visual adaptation to masculine and feminine faces influences generalized preferences and perceptions of trustworthiness

  • Gavin Buckingham

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB24 3FX
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  • Lisa M. DeBruine

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK, KY16 9AJ
    • ,
  • Anthony C. Little

      Affiliations

    • School of Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, L69 7Z8
    • ,
  • Lisa L.M. Welling

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB24 3FX
    • ,
  • Claire A. Conway

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB24 3FX
    • ,
  • Bernard P. Tiddeman

      Affiliations

    • School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK, KY16 9AJ
    • ,
  • Benedict C. Jones

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB24 3FX
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Face Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, William Guild Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 2UB, Scotland, UK. Tel.: +44 1224 273933; fax: +44 1224 273426.

Received 8 November 2005 ,Accepted 10 March 2006.

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☆ LMD was supported by a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (0401951), ACL was supported by a Royal Society University Research Fellowship, and GB was supported by a studentship from the University of Aberdeen 6th Century.

PII: S1090-5138(06)00017-1

doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.03.001

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 381-389 , September 2006

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