Eye-Tracking of Men’s Preferences for Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Breast Size of Women
@article{Dixson2011EyeTrackingOM, title={Eye-Tracking of Men’s Preferences for Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Breast Size of Women}, author={Barnaby James Wyld Dixson and Gina M. Grimshaw and Wayne L. Linklater and Alan F. Dixson}, journal={Archives of Sexual Behavior}, year={2011}, volume={40}, pages={43-50} }
Studies of human physical traits and mate preferences often use questionnaires asking participants to rate the attractiveness of images. Female waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), breast size, and facial appearance have all been implicated in assessments by men of female attractiveness. However, very little is known about how men make fine-grained visual assessments of such images. We used eye-tracking techniques to measure the numbers of visual fixations, dwell times, and initial fixations made by men…
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