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Human Nature - Article Detail Information
Volume 13, Number 3 (2002) pp. 383-389
| Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans |
| Authors: Stefano Ghirlanda , Liselotte Jansson , Magnus Enquist |
| Keywords: Facial attractiveness, Handicap principle, Receiver bias, Sexual selection |
| Abstract: We trained chickens to react to an average human female face but not to an average male face (or vice versa). In a subsequent test, the animals showed preferences for faces consistent with human sexual preferences (obtained from university students). This suggests that human preferences arise from general properties of nervous systems, rather than from face-specific adaptations. We discuss this result in the light of current debate on the meaning of sexual signals and suggest further tests of existing hypotheses about the origin of sexual preferences. |
| Author Contact Information: |
Stefano Ghirlanda
(stefano@zool.su.se) |
Kraftriket 7B
Stockholm S-106 91 Sweden |
| Liselotte Jansson |
Stockholm University |
| Magnus Enquist |
Stockholm University |
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