David I Perrett
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 142109 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | David I Perrett |
| NOMBRES | David I |
| APELLIDO | Perrett |
| FIRMA | PERRETT D I |
| AFILIACIONES | University of St Andrews |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6025-0939 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 57 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 67 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 57 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1990 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Eye color is more important than skin color for clothing color aesthetics
Fashion advice for clothing color is most often based on the wearer’s skin color, though hair and eye color are also considered. More saturated, warm (e.g., orange-red) colors have been found to be judged more aesthetic for White women with a relatively tanned (high melanin) skin complexion than for those with a relatively light complexion. Melanin levels in the skin, hair, and iris are correlated but the relative importance of these features for…
Thinner bodies are preferred in China compared to Britain but are not seen as healthier
When he smiles
The impact of sexual dimorphism on facial attractiveness has been controversial owing to contradictory results, particularly in studies on female preferences. Given that sexually dimorphic facial features, especially more masculine ones, have been previously related to the perception of anger, we investigated the bi-directional influence of emotional expressions and facial masculinity and explored their impact on women's preferences for facial ma…
How head posture affects perceived cooperativeness
Previous research has tested whether culture moderates the relationship between head tilt and perceptions of a cooperation-relevant construct. In this paper, we replicated the effects of head posture on perceived traits and compared Chinese and American participants to explore whether difference in cultural background (collectivist and individualist) affects perceptual attribution. Specifically, we investigated how head posture (level, up or down…
Representations of facial expressions since Darwin
Darwin's book on expressions of emotion was one of the first publications to include photographs (Darwin, The expression of the emotions in Man and animals , 1872). The inclusion of expression photographs meant that readers could form their own opinions and could, like Darwin, survey others for their interpretations. As such, the images provided an evidence base and an ‘open source’. Since Darwin, increases in the representativeness and realism o…
Misperceptions of opposite-sex preferences for thinness and muscularity
Thin and muscular have been characterized as ideals for women and men, respectively. Little research has investigated whether men and women have accurate perceptions of opposite-sex preferences of thinness and muscularity. Further, no study has explored whether opposite-sex perceptions of thinness and muscularity preferences differ for short-term and long-term relationships. The present study set out to address these questions. We used interactiv…
Immune function during early adolescence positively predicts adult facial sexual dimorphism in both men and women
Evolutionary theories suggest that humans prefer sexual dimorphism in faces because masculinity in men and femininity in women may be an indicator of immune function during development. In particular, the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis proposes that sexual dimorphism indicates good immune function during development because the sex hormones, particularly testosterone in men, required for the development of sexually dimorphic facial features…
Attraction to Men and Women Predicts Sexual Dimorphism Preferences
Objectives: Sexual orientation categories are commonly differentiated in the partner preference literature. Yet little is known about how the variability within each category influences partner preferences.Methods: We investigated women’s (N = 27,611) preferences for sexual dimorphism in male faces in relation to self-reports of sexual attraction to men/women (from ‘not at all’ to ‘very’).Results: Self-identified heterosexual women reported consi…
Fear of Violence among Colombian Women Is Associated with Reduced Preferences for High-BMI Men
Recent studies reveal that violence significantly contributes to explaining individual's facial preferences. Women who feel at higher risk of violence prefer less-masculine male faces. Given the importance of violence, we explore its influence on people's preferences for a different physical trait. Masculinity correlates positively with male strength and weight or body mass index (BMI). In fact, masculinity and BMI tend to load on the same compon…
Aggressor or protector? Experiences and perceptions of violence predict preferences for masculinity
Emotion-color associations in the context of the face
Facial expressions of emotion contain important information that is perceived and used by observers to understand others' emotional state. While there has been considerable research into perceptions of facial musculature and emotion, less work has been conducted to understand perceptions of facial coloration and emotion. The current research examined emotion-color associations in the context of the face. Across 4 experiments, participants were as…
An experimental study of the effects of tattoo genre on perceived trustworthiness
This paper examines the effects of different genres of body art on the perceived trustworthiness of hypothetical men and women with tattoos. It argues that body art is a salient cultural signal that denotes group membership and can also lead to the perception of a potential threat of harm on the part of the truster. The research finds that tattoos depicting images of violence and nudity result in the lowest levels of perceived trustworthiness; ta…
Familiarity with Own Population's Appearance Influences Facial Preferences
Previous studies have found that individuals from rural areas in Malaysia and in El Salvador prefer heavier women than individuals from urban areas. Several explanations have been proposed to explain these differences in weight preferences but no study has explored familiarity as a possible explanation. We therefore sought to investigate participants' face preferences while also examining the facial characteristics of the actual participants. Our…
Perception of strength from 3D faces is linked to facial cues of physique
The role of sexually dimorphic skin colour and shape in attractiveness of male faces
Men's strategic preferences for femininity in female faces
Several evolutionarily relevant sources of individual differences in face preference have been documented for women. Here, we examine three such sources of individual variation in men's preference for female facial femininity: term of relationship, partnership status and self-perceived attractiveness. We show that men prefer more feminine female faces when rating for a short-term relationship and when they have a partner (Study 1). These variable…
Telling facial metrics
Father absence and age at first birth in a western sample
OBJECTIVES: Although a large literature has shown links between "father absence" during early childhood, and earlier puberty and sexual behavior in girls in Western populations, there are only a few studies which have looked at timing of reproduction, and only one of these fully incorporated childless respondents to investigate whether father absence is associated with increased hazard of becoming a parent at one time point (early) more than anot…
Shifts in Women’s Mate Preferences Across the Ovulatory Cycle
No evidence for sexual dimorphism of facial width-to-height ratio in four large adult samples
Cross-cultural effects of color, but not morphological masculinity, on perceived attractiveness of men's faces
Neural pathways of social cognition
This article reviews recent ideas about visual pathways and mechanisms in the brains of human and non-human primates that support social cognition. It shows how the detection of visual cues provides a basis for guiding the observer's behaviour in ways that are based on the current and likely future behaviour of others. These visual mechanisms underpin social cognition, but do not rely on understanding others' minds. They provide what one could ca…
Appealing to Vanity
Fruit and vegetable consumption is inadequate among adults in the United States; this contributes to preventable morbidity and mortality. More effective dietary intervention strategies are needed. Recently, interventions that advertise the consequences of behavior for appearance have been successful in modifying sun-exposure habits and tobacco use. Such an approach might also facilitate dietary improvement. Consumption of carotenoid-rich fruit an…
Cross-Cultural Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Skin Color
The article reports on the impact that the consumption of fruits and vegetables containing high doses of plant pigments called carotenoids can have on skin color and the overall appearance of general health in humans. A discussion of research which was conducted to investigate whether African people and Asian people share a preference which Caucasian people have for skin which has a more yellowish tone which is associated with the consumption of …
Histories of People and Landscape. Essays on the Sheffield Region in Memory of David Hey
"Histories of People and Landscape. Essays on the Sheffield Region in Memory of David Hey." Industrial Archaeology Review, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), p. 1
Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Face Preferences
Using composite images to assess accuracy in personality attribution to faces
Several studies have demonstrated some accuracy in personality attribution using only visual appearance. Using composite images of those scoring high and low on a particular trait, the current study shows that judges perform better than chance in guessing others' personality, particularly for the traits conscientiousness and extraversion. This study also shows that attractiveness, masculinity and age may all provide cues to assess personality acc…
Social Perception of Facial Resemblance in Humans
Facial Skin Coloration Affects Perceived Health of Human Faces
Numerous researchers have examined the effects of skin condition, including texture and color, on the perception of health, age, and attractiveness in human faces. They have focused on facial color distribution, homogeneity of pigmentation, or skin quality. We here investigate the role of overall skin color in determining perceptions of health from faces by allowing participants to manipulate the skin portions of color-calibrated Caucasian face p…
Men's strategic preferences for femininity in female faces
Several evolutionarily relevant sources of individual differences in face preference have been documented for women. Here, we examine three such sources of individual variation in men's preference for female facial femininity: term of relationship, partnership status and self-perceived attractiveness. We show that men prefer more feminine female faces when rating for a short-term relationship and when they have a partner (Study 1). These variable…
Father absence, parent-daughter relationships and partner preferences
The purpose of this research was to determine whether or not the father absence literature can be successfully used to predict patterns of female preferences for facial masculinity in young adulthood. Predictions were made based on the effect father absence may have on the development of (a) sexual strategy, and (b) female ‘condition’, and were tested in two independent samples. Results for the link between father absence and masculinity preferen…
Familiarity with Own Population's Appearance Influences Facial Preferences
Previous studies have found that individuals from rural areas in Malaysia and in El Salvador prefer heavier women than individuals from urban areas. Several explanations have been proposed to explain these differences in weight preferences but no study has explored familiarity as a possible explanation. We therefore sought to investigate participants' face preferences while also examining the facial characteristics of the actual participants. Our…
Shifts in Women’s Mate Preferences Across the Ovulatory Cycle
Appealing to Vanity
Fruit and vegetable consumption is inadequate among adults in the United States; this contributes to preventable morbidity and mortality. More effective dietary intervention strategies are needed. Recently, interventions that advertise the consequences of behavior for appearance have been successful in modifying sun-exposure habits and tobacco use. Such an approach might also facilitate dietary improvement. Consumption of carotenoid-rich fruit an…
Viewing heavy bodies enhances preferences for facial adiposity
Experience-dependent changes in mate choice preferences may confer an evolutionary benefit by shifting preferences towards traits that are advantageous for specific environments. Previous studies have demonstrated that prolonged exposure to one type of face biases perceptions of subsequently viewed faces and exposure to one type of body biases perceptions of subsequently viewed bodies. We tested whether preferences in facial adiposity were affect…
Representations of facial expressions since Darwin
Darwin's book on expressions of emotion was one of the first publications to include photographs (Darwin, The expression of the emotions in Man and animals , 1872). The inclusion of expression photographs meant that readers could form their own opinions and could, like Darwin, survey others for their interpretations. As such, the images provided an evidence base and an ‘open source’. Since Darwin, increases in the representativeness and realism o…
Misperceptions of opposite-sex preferences for thinness and muscularity
Thin and muscular have been characterized as ideals for women and men, respectively. Little research has investigated whether men and women have accurate perceptions of opposite-sex preferences of thinness and muscularity. Further, no study has explored whether opposite-sex perceptions of thinness and muscularity preferences differ for short-term and long-term relationships. The present study set out to address these questions. We used interactiv…
Fear of Violence among Colombian Women Is Associated with Reduced Preferences for High-BMI Men
Recent studies reveal that violence significantly contributes to explaining individual's facial preferences. Women who feel at higher risk of violence prefer less-masculine male faces. Given the importance of violence, we explore its influence on people's preferences for a different physical trait. Masculinity correlates positively with male strength and weight or body mass index (BMI). In fact, masculinity and BMI tend to load on the same compon…
Cross-Cultural Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Skin Color
The article reports on the impact that the consumption of fruits and vegetables containing high doses of plant pigments called carotenoids can have on skin color and the overall appearance of general health in humans. A discussion of research which was conducted to investigate whether African people and Asian people share a preference which Caucasian people have for skin which has a more yellowish tone which is associated with the consumption of …
Intelligence and attractiveness in the face
Positive relationships between perceived intelligence, actual intelligence and facial attractiveness have been attributed to (a) an attractiveness halo effect in which attractive individuals are attributed with positive personality traits and (b) a “good genes” model of mate choice. We sought to determine whether cues to intelligence exist in the face beyond an attractiveness halo effect and to explore relationships between residual cues to intel…
Female reproductive strategy predicts preferences for sexual dimorphism in male faces
The aim of the current studies was to test an assumption that variation in female preferences for sexually dimorphic male facial characteristics reflects strategic optimisation of investment in offspring. A negative relationship was predicted between ideal number of children and preferences for masculine male face shapes, as the benefits of securing paternal investment should outweigh the benefits of securing good genes as the costs of raising of…
Self priming from distinctive and caricatured faces
Burton, Bruce & Johnston (1990) have recently presented an interactive activation and competition (IAC) model of face recognition. Within this architecture they present accounts of repetition priming, semantic priming and distinctiveness effects with faces. This model predicts that a short‐lived priming effect should extend from a person's face to their name, this is called ‘self priming’. The model also predicts that the distinctiveness of the p…
Perceptual Dysfunction in Poor Readers
S ummary . The purpose of this study was to consider reading disorders in children within the context of their general perceptual development. A review of the literature suggested that visual and auditory perceptual skills advance from a holistic to an analytical approach, and that reading skills also show this progression. It was proposed that poor readers might show impairments in visual and auditory segmentation tasks, if these skills are impo…
Self priming from distinctive and caricatured faces
Burton, Bruce & Johnston (1990) have recently presented an interactive activation and competition (IAC) model of face recognition. Within this architecture they present accounts of repetition priming, semantic priming and distinctiveness effects with faces. This model predicts that a short‐lived priming effect should extend from a person's face to their name, this is called ‘self priming’. The model also predicts that the distinctiveness of the p…
Effects of sexual dimorphism on facial attractiveness
Symmetry and Human Facial Attractiveness
Menstrual cycle alters face preference
Female preference for male faces changes cyclically
Facial symmetry and judgements of apparent health
Prototyping and transforming facial textures for perception research
Transforming facial images along perceived dimensions (such as age, gender, race, or health) has application in areas as diverse as psychology, medicine, and forensics. We can use prototype images to define the salient features of a particular face classification (for example, European female adult or East-Asian male child). We then use the differences between two prototypes to define an axis of transformation, such as younger to older. By applyi…
Investigating an imprinting-like phenomenon in humans
Female condition influences preferences for sexual dimorphism in faces of male humans (Homo sapiens).
In some species, female condition correlates positively with preferences for male secondary sexual traits. Women's preferences for sexually dimorphic characteristics in male faces (facial masculinity) have recently been reported to covary with self-reported attractiveness. As women's attractiveness has been proposed to signal reproductive condition, the findings in human (Homo sapiens) and other species may reflect similar processes. The current …
The relationship between shape symmetry and perceived skin condition in male facial attractiveness
The voice and face of woman
MHC-heterozygosity and human facial attractiveness
Women's physical and psychological condition independently predict their preference for apparent health in faces
Facial masculinity is related to perceived age but not perceived health
Manipulations of fundamental and formant frequencies influence the attractiveness of human male voices
The effects of female control of resources on sex-differentiated mate preferences
Using composite images to assess accuracy in personality attribution to faces
Several studies have demonstrated some accuracy in personality attribution using only visual appearance. Using composite images of those scoring high and low on a particular trait, the current study shows that judges perform better than chance in guessing others' personality, particularly for the traits conscientiousness and extraversion. This study also shows that attractiveness, masculinity and age may all provide cues to assess personality acc…
Facial correlates of sociosexuality
Emotional expression modulates perceived gaze direction
Gaze perception is an important social skill, as it portrays information about what another person is attending to. Gaze direction has been shown to affect interpretation of emotional expression. Here the authors investigate whether the emotional facial expression has a reciprocal influence on interpretation of gaze direction. In a forced-choice yes-no task, participants were asked to judge whether three faces expressing different emotions (anger…
Father absence, parent-daughter relationships and partner preferences
The purpose of this research was to determine whether or not the father absence literature can be successfully used to predict patterns of female preferences for facial masculinity in young adulthood. Predictions were made based on the effect father absence may have on the development of (a) sexual strategy, and (b) female ‘condition’, and were tested in two independent samples. Results for the link between father absence and masculinity preferen…
Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Face Preferences
Social Perception of Facial Resemblance in Humans
Symmetric faces are a sign of successful cognitive aging
Female reproductive strategy predicts preferences for sexual dimorphism in male faces
The aim of the current studies was to test an assumption that variation in female preferences for sexually dimorphic male facial characteristics reflects strategic optimisation of investment in offspring. A negative relationship was predicted between ideal number of children and preferences for masculine male face shapes, as the benefits of securing paternal investment should outweigh the benefits of securing good genes as the costs of raising of…
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