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Does facial attractiveness really signal immunocompetence? (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, B. C., Holzleitner, I. J., & Shiramizu, V. (2021). Does facial attractiveness really signal immunocompetence?. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 25(12), 1018-1020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.09.003

The dominant theory of facial attractiveness judgments is that they evolved to identify healthy individuals with strong immune systems. Here, we summarize results of recent tests of this hypothesis, concluding that it has little compelling empirical... Read More about Does facial attractiveness really signal immunocompetence?.

Do 3D face images capture cues of strength, weight, and height better than 2D face images do? (2021)
Journal Article
Holzleitner, I. J., Jones, A. L., O’Shea, K. J., Cassar, R., Fasolt, V., Shiramizu, V., …DeBruine, L. M. (2021). Do 3D face images capture cues of strength, weight, and height better than 2D face images do?. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 7(3), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40750-021-00170-8

Objectives: A large literature exists investigating the extent to which physical characteristics (e.g., strength, weight, and height) can be accurately assessed from face images. While most of these studies have employed two-dimensional (2D) face ima... Read More about Do 3D face images capture cues of strength, weight, and height better than 2D face images do?.

Does self-rated attractiveness predict women’s preferences for facial masculinity? Data from an Arab sample (2021)
Journal Article
Alharbi, S. A. H., Holzleitner, I. J., Saribay, S. A., Jones, B. C., & Lee, A. J. (2021). Does self-rated attractiveness predict women’s preferences for facial masculinity? Data from an Arab sample. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 7(2), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40750-021-00163-7

Objectives: Because more attractive women may be better able to attract and/or retain masculine mates, many researchers have proposed that women who consider themselves to be more physically attractive will show stronger preferences for men displayin... Read More about Does self-rated attractiveness predict women’s preferences for facial masculinity? Data from an Arab sample.