Psychology 3228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psychometrics, Mendelian Inheritance, Gender Role

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3228
• Professor: Scott Mac Dougall- Shackleton

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Face a) 10 women with highest and b) 10 with lowest levels of late follicular estrogen metabolite. Smith et al. (2006): facial attractiveness ratings with and without makeup, urine samples collected for hormone analysis. Hypothesis: women that are more fertile should be rated as more attractive. Results: positive correlation between attractiveness, femininity and health and high estrogen in late follicular phase. Deviations from perfect symmetry in bilaterally symmetrical species. Environmental stress during development leads to asymmetry. Individuals better able to cope with stress develop more symmetrically. Symmetry correlated to physiological, psychological and emotional health measures. Symmetric men: more attractive, have more sexual partners, more extra-pair sexual partners, begin sexual intercourse earlier in life. Example 2. a): all term papers with a mark of f must be coded with a 3 on the back, you have. F and 2 need to be checked because it doesn"t specify that 3 has to have f on the back.